Walker Evans
Born in 1903, in St. Louis Missouri, Walker Evans began photography in 1928. He is known for his work with the Farm Security Administration (FSA) documenting the effects of the Great Depression. His work shows American life during the second half of the twentieth century; especially through its architecture, the beginning of automobile culture and domestic interiors. Evans continued to work for the FSA until 1938. That year, an exhibition, Walker Evans: American Photographs, was held at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Also in 1938 Evans began documenting the subway life in New York City with his camera hidden under his coat. Evans rarely spent time in the dark room making prints, he instead loosely supervised the making of prints from his negatives, with sometimes only attaching a note with directions. Walker Evans died in his home in Connecticut in 1975. Later in 1994 The Metropolitan Museum of Art became the sole copyright holder for all works of art in all media by Walker Evans.
Born in 1903, in St. Louis Missouri, Walker Evans began photography in 1928. He is known for his work with the Farm Security Administration (FSA) documenting the effects of the Great Depression. His work shows American life during the second half of the twentieth century; especially through its architecture, the beginning of automobile culture and domestic interiors. Evans continued to work for the FSA until 1938. That year, an exhibition, Walker Evans: American Photographs, was held at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Also in 1938 Evans began documenting the subway life in New York City with his camera hidden under his coat. Evans rarely spent time in the dark room making prints, he instead loosely supervised the making of prints from his negatives, with sometimes only attaching a note with directions. Walker Evans died in his home in Connecticut in 1975. Later in 1994 The Metropolitan Museum of Art became the sole copyright holder for all works of art in all media by Walker Evans.