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Chicago

1946

Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Lunn, Jr. in honor of Jacob Kainen and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

sheet: 4.5 x 4.6 cm (1 3/4 x 1 13/16 in.)
support: 5.8 x 8.2 cm (2 5/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Accession

1989.89.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Lunn, Jr.

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.

1982

Thompson, Jerry L. Walker Evans at Work. New York, 1982: p. 188 (center).

1991

Greenough 1991, p. 21, fig. 2.3.

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: XV.32; by later hand, center verso in graphite: "Chicago" / Fortune / 2-1946

Wikidata ID

Q64171836

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