Barber Shop Interior, Atlanta

1936

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows two large barber chairs in a room with a black and white color scheme. In the foreground, the chairs are on the left and right. Behind them is a cluttered counter with a mirror on the left, holding various items. The wall behind the counter is textured and has newspapers taped on it. On the far right, there is another mirror reflecting parts of the room.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.7 x 23.2 cm (7 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.69.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lunn Limited, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1989.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Walker Evans: Subway Portraits and Other Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, 1991-1992.

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Bibliography

1991

  • Greenough 1991, pl. 13.

Inscriptions

lower center verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number I-20 added in graphite; by later hand, lower left and lower center verso in graphite: #605; by later hand, upper right verso: I 6

Wikidata ID

Q64171787

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