"Manhattan Melodrama"

1929-1930

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image depicts a person in profile view. The individual has dark hair and is wearing a hat with a textured edge. Their facial features include intense eyes, a straight nose, and lips that are slightly parted. The person is wearing a light-colored garment. Next to them is a poster for the movie "Manhattan Melodrama" starring Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy. The background shows an outdoor public setting with blurry figures in the distance.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lunn, Jr., New York, NY; gift to NGA, 1989.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Thompson, Jerry L. Walker Evans at Work. New York, 1982: p. 45 (4th row right).

Inscriptions

lower left verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number XIV-42 added in graphite; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: B.L 846; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: .034; by later hand, lLv//in graphite: #3; by later hand below estate stamp, lLv//in graphite: c.1929

Wikidata ID

Q64171817

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