Walker evans biography american photographer
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Walker Evans
American photographer and photojournalist (1903-1975)
For the off-road and NASCAR driver, see Walker Evans (racing driver).
Walker Evans (November 3, 1903 – April 10, 1975) was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his work for the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration (FSA) documenting the effects of the Great Depression. Much of Evans' New Deal work uses the large format, 8 × 10-inch (200×250 mm) view camera. He said that his goal as a photographer was to make pictures that are "literate, authoritative, transcendent".[1]
Many of his works are in the permanent collections of museums and have been the subject of retrospectives at such institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the George Eastman Museum.[2]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Walker Evans was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Jessie (née Crane) and Walker Evans.[3] His father was an adverti
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The Exacting Eye of Walker Evans
Exhibitions
- Museum Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
The photographer Walker Evans (1903-1975) captured a place in American social, cultural, and artistic history with his unforgettable images of the Great Depression.
This website was created in conjunction with the exhibition, The Exacting Eye of Walker Evans, on view at the Florence Griswold Museum from October 1, 2011 through January 29, 2012. Engaging with his later career, when he made his home in Lyme, Connecticut, Museum curators produced new scholarship that traced several recurring themes in Evans’ work into the 1970s, shedding new light on the photographer by examining him as creator, editor, and collector-curator. It is a part of an ongoing series of exhibitions that help to fulfill the Museum’s institutional goal of fostering an understanding of American art in all its forms.
Walker Evans, Private Collection
Joe's Auto Graveyard, Pennsylvania, 1935
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Walker Evans
Photography Gear
Cameras and Equipment
• 8x10 View Camera: This large-format camera was essential for Evans’s FSA work, providing the sharp detail and tonal range needed for his documentary style.
• 35mm Contax: Used for his subway series “Many Are Called,” this camera’s compact storlek and quality optics made it ideal for candid street photography.
• Polaroid SX-70: In his later years, Evans embraced the Polaroid SX-70 for its convenience and immediacy, using it to capture street scenes and ephemeral details of urban life.
Lenses
• Wide-Angle Lenses: These were crucial for capturing expansive scenes of rural America during his FSA work, allowing Evans to include significant detail and context in his compositions.
• Standard Prime Lenses: Preferred for their sharpness and versatility, these lenses were used extensively in his subway portraits and other street photography projects.
Accessories
• Tripods: Vital for the stability and precis