New York City

1929-1930

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows two people, a man and a woman, from the waist up. The woman on the left is slightly leaning towards the man, resting her finger on her lips thoughtfully. She has short, wavy hair styled in a 1920s fashion and is wearing a patterned dress. The man on the right is standing with one hand resting on his waist while he leans on a horizontal surface. He is wearing a flat cap, a vest over a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and he is holding a cigarette in his mouth. The man is looking to the right side of the image. In the background, there are shelves filled with various items, and partially visible signs that read "CHOICE OF THE HOUSE."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.5 x 19.3 cm (5 11/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
    support: 17.1 x 21.5 cm (6 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.38.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lunn Limited, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: Walker Evans; lower left verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number XIV-4v2 added in graphite; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: #1220; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: XIV; by later hand and partially erased, upper left verso in graphite: 28; by later

Wikidata ID

Q64171841

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