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Walker Evans

American photographer
American, (1903–1975)
Born 3 November 1903; died 10 April 1975. In 1928 Evans worked as a freelance photographer in Boston, Massachusetts and New York City, New York. In 1930 Evans undertook a project to photograph popular housing and Victorian architecture in New England. In 1935 Evans travelled to New Orleans, Louisiana to photograph southern plantation architecture. From 1935 to 1937 Evans worked as a staff photographer for the Farm Security Administration. In 1935 he documented the coal mines and industrial towns in Pennsylvania and West Virginia as well as the effects of flooding in Arkansas and Tennessee in 1936-1937. In 1937 Evans undertook a project with James Agee to photograph the lives of tenent farm families in Hale County, Alabama. The project was turned into a book entitled "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men". In 1943 Evans joined the staff of Time Magazine. From 1945 to 1965 Evans acted as editor and photographer for Fortune Magazine. During the 1950s Evans began to focus on American industrial landscapes.


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Image of Allie-Mae Burroughs, Cotton Sharecropper’s Wife, Hale Co., Ala
Allie-Mae Burroughs, Cotton Sharecropper’s Wife, Hale Co., Ala

Image of Atlanta Garage
Atlanta Garage

Image not available for Barcham Green Portfolio No. 5
Barcham Green Portfolio No. 5

Image of Bethlehem Steel Mill and Houses, Pa.
Bethlehem Steel Mill and Houses, Pa.

Image of Bethlehem, Pa., showing steel mills, Nov.
Bethlehem, Pa., showing steel mills, Nov.

Image of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Image not available for Breakfast Room, Belle Grove Plantation, White Chapel, Louisiana
Breakfast Room, Belle Grove Plantation, White Chapel, Louisiana

Image of Bud Fields, Cotton Sharecropper and Family, Hale Co., Ala
Bud Fields, Cotton Sharecropper and Family, Hale Co., Ala

Image of Cabin Interior
Cabin Interior

Image of Circus Posters, Alabama
Circus Posters, Alabama

Image of Converted Home, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Converted Home, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Image not available for Dock Workers, Havana
Dock Workers, Havana

Image not available for Doorway, 13th Street, New York City
Doorway, 13th Street, New York City

Image of Filling Station, Reedsville, W. Va., June
Filling Station, Reedsville, W. Va., June

Image of Flood Refugees in Red Cross Infirmary, Forest City, Arkansas
Flood Refugees in Red Cross Infirmary, Forest City, Arkansas

Image of Flood Refugees, Forest City, Arkansas
Flood Refugees, Forest City, Arkansas

Image of Floyd Burroughs and Tengle Children, Hale Co., Ala
Floyd Burroughs and Tengle Children, Hale Co., Ala

Image of Frank Tengle, Sharecropper, Hale Co., Ala
Frank Tengle, Sharecropper, Hale Co., Ala

Image of General Store Interior, Moundville, Alabama
General Store Interior, Moundville, Alabama

Image of General Store, Moundville, Ala
General Store, Moundville, Ala

Image of Hardware Supply Store, Bethlehem, Pa.
Hardware Supply Store, Bethlehem, Pa.

Image of Houses, Atlanta, GA
Houses, Atlanta, GA

Image of Kitchen and Washstand in the Dogrum of Floyd Burrough’s Cabin, Hale Co., Ala
Kitchen and Washstand in the Dogrum of Floyd Burrough’s Cabin, Hale Co., Ala

Image of Kitchen in Floyd Borrough’s Home, Hale Co., Ala.
Kitchen in Floyd Borrough’s Home, Hale Co., Ala.

Image not available for Kitchen Wall, Alabama Farmstead
Kitchen Wall, Alabama Farmstead

Image of Legionnaire, Bethlehem, PA.
Legionnaire, Bethlehem, PA.

Image of Lily Rodgers Fields & Children, Hale Co., Ala.
Lily Rodgers Fields & Children, Hale Co., Ala.

Image not available for Lunchroom Buddies, New York City
Lunchroom Buddies, New York City

Image of Mining Camp Residents, Morgantown, W. Va.
Mining Camp Residents, Morgantown, W. Va.

Image of Minstrel Poster, Ala.
Minstrel Poster, Ala.

Image not available for Minstrel Poster, Alabama
Minstrel Poster, Alabama

Image of Mrs. Frank Tengle and Laura Minnie Lee Tengle, Hale Co., Ala.
Mrs. Frank Tengle and Laura Minnie Lee Tengle, Hale Co., Ala.

Image not available for New Orleans Architecture. Cast Iron Grillwork House near Lee Circle on Saint Charles Avenue. Louisiana.
New Orleans Architecture. Cast Iron Grillwork House near Lee Circle on Saint Charles Avenue. Louisiana.

Image not available for Outdoor Advertising Sign near Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Outdoor Advertising Sign near Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Image of Outskirts of Factory District, New Orleans, LA.
Outskirts of Factory District, New Orleans, LA.

Image of Parked Car, Small Town Main Street
Parked Car, Small Town Main Street

Image not available for Penny Picture Display, Savannah, Georgia
Penny Picture Display, Savannah, Georgia

Image of Penny Portraits: Photographer’s Window, Birmingham, Ala.
Penny Portraits: Photographer’s Window, Birmingham, Ala.

Image not available for Portrait of James Agee
Portrait of James Agee

Image of Roadside Stand, Vicinity of Birmingham, Alabama
Roadside Stand, Vicinity of Birmingham, Alabama

Image not available for Ruins of Tabby (Shell) Construction, St. Mary’s, Georgia
Ruins of Tabby (Shell) Construction, St. Mary’s, Georgia

Image not available for Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Image of Shack at Osage, Scott’s Run Mining Camp, near Morgantown, W. Va., July 1935
Shack at Osage, Scott’s Run Mining Camp, near Morgantown, W. Va., July 1935

Image of Sharecropper and Son, Hale Co., Ala.
Sharecropper and Son, Hale Co., Ala.

Image of Sharecropper’s Kitchen, Hale Co., Ala
Sharecropper’s Kitchen, Hale Co., Ala

Image not available for Shoe Shine in a Southern Town
Shoe Shine in a Southern Town

Image of Sign, Birmingham, Ala
Sign, Birmingham, Ala

Image not available for Stamped Tin Relic, New York City
Stamped Tin Relic, New York City

Image of Street Scene, Kingwood, W. Va.
Street Scene, Kingwood, W. Va.

Image of Street Scene, Vicksburg, Miss.
Street Scene, Vicksburg, Miss.

Image of Street Scene, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Street Scene, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Image not available for Tin False Front Building, Moundville, Alabama
Tin False Front Building, Moundville, Alabama

Image not available for Victorian Architecture
Victorian Architecture

Image of Wooden Houses, Boston
Wooden Houses, Boston

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