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Walker Evans

Walker Evans

ArtBiography
Pages
332
Published
2004
Language
English

Synopsis

A comprehensive scholarly monograph on Walker Evans's photography, featuring essays that re-examine his career from early street abstractions through his landmark Farm Security Administration documentation of Depression-era America. The book includes previously unpublished material and offers new perspectives on how Evans's images shaped the history of American documentary photography.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

InformativeReflectiveInspiring

Genres

Art Biography Art & Photography Photography

Authors

D
Douglas Eklund

Douglas Eklund is a photography historian and curator. He is recognized for his writing on American photography, including the book Walker Evans.

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Jeff L. Rosenheim

Jeff L. Rosenheim is a photography historian and curator. He is recognized for his extensive work on American photography, particularly his scholarship on Walker Evans. Rosenheim's writings often explore the historical context and artistic impact of photographic works.

M
Maria Morris Hambourg

Maria Morris Hambourg is a respected historian of photography. She is recognized for her writing on significant artists, including books like Walker Evans and Richard Avedon Portraits.

M
Mia Fineman

Mia Fineman writes about art, bringing readers closer to the work of important artists. She is best known for Gabriel Orozco, a book exploring the artist's unique vision.