Chicago

1946

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows a black and white photograph of a woman's upper body. The woman is standing with a slight forward movement and her body angled to the side. She is wearing sunglasses that partially obscure her facial features, and has curly hair. She is dressed in a textured coat with a notched lapel over a shirt with a visible collar. In one arm, she holds an object that is unclear, and in the other, a shopping bag. The background shows other pedestrians and buildings in an urban setting, with daylight casting shadows.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 4.5 x 3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.72.7

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.

Bibliography

1947

  • "Chicago: A Camera Exploration of the Huge, Energetic Urban Sprawl of the Midlands." Fortune 35:2 (February 1947): 112-121.

1991

  • Greenough 1991, p. 21, fig. 2.1.

Inscriptions

by later hand, across top verso in graphite: Chicago / Fortune / 2-1947; by later hand, across top verso in graphite: 1 [C?]; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: XV.6

Wikidata ID

Q64171812

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