Walker Evans (1903 - 1975) - photo 1

Walker Evans

Walker Evans was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) documenting the effects of the Great Depression. Much of Evans' work from the FSA period 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".

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.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:3 november 1903, Saint Louis, USA
Date and place of death:10 april 1975, New Haven, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Photographer, Portraitist
Genre:Documentary photography, Genre art, Portrait, Self-portrait, Street Photography
Art style:Realism, Black & white photo
Technique:Gelatin silver print, Photographic printing

Creators USA

Darius Cobb (1834 - 1919)
Darius Cobb
1834 - 1919
Wayman Adams (1883 - 1959)
Wayman Adams
1883 - 1959
Robert Goodnough (1917 - 2010)
Robert Goodnough
1917 - 2010
Roy Schatt (1909 - 2002)
Roy Schatt
1909 - 2002
Enella Benedict (1858 - 1942)
Enella Benedict
1858 - 1942
Dennis Stock (1928 - 2010)
Dennis Stock
1928 - 2010
Wangechi Mutu (1972)
Wangechi Mutu
1972
Walt Disney (1901 - 1966)
Walt Disney
1901 - 1966
Erwin Blumenfeld (1897 - 1969)
Erwin Blumenfeld
1897 - 1969
Richard Lippold (1915 - 2002)
Richard Lippold
1915 - 2002
Yury Ivanovich Dyshlenko (1936 - 1995)
Yury Ivanovich Dyshlenko
1936 - 1995
Reynolds Beal (1866 - 1951)
Reynolds Beal
1866 - 1951
Charles Marion Russell (1864 - 1926)
Charles Marion Russell
1864 - 1926
Chris Burden (1946 - 2015)
Chris Burden
1946 - 2015
Johannes Eckstein (1735 - 1817)
Johannes Eckstein
1735 - 1817
Barnett Newman (1905 - 1970)
Barnett Newman
1905 - 1970

Creators Black & white photo

Victoria Markovna Belakovskaya (1901 - 1965)
Victoria Markovna Belakovskaya
1901 - 1965
Georg Wilhelm Volkhart (1815 - 1876)
Georg Wilhelm Volkhart
1815 - 1876
Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov (1927 - 1998)
Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov
1927 - 1998
Alexander Davidovich (Sacha) Zaliouk (1887 - 1971)
Alexander Davidovich (Sacha) Zaliouk
1887 - 1971
Émile Charles Joseph Loubon (1809 - 1863)
Émile Charles Joseph Loubon
1809 - 1863
Abram Isaakovich Monoszon (1914 - 2007)
Abram Isaakovich Monoszon
1914 - 2007
Alfred Jan Maksymilian von Wierusz-Kowalski (1849 - 1915)
Alfred Jan Maksymilian von Wierusz-Kowalski
1849 - 1915
 F. Frantz (XIX century - ?)
F. Frantz
XIX century - ?
Franz Obermüller (1869 - 1917)
Franz Obermüller
1869 - 1917
Nikolai Petrovich Chimona (1864 - 1929)
Nikolai Petrovich Chimona
1864 - 1929
Sergei Alekseyevich Korovin (1858 - 1908)
Sergei Alekseyevich Korovin
1858 - 1908
Adolf Behrman (1876 - 1943)
Adolf Behrman
1876 - 1943
Antonio Parreiras (1860 - 1937)
Antonio Parreiras
1860 - 1937
Caesar Bimmermann (1821 - 1888)
Caesar Bimmermann
1821 - 1888
Todd Hido (1968)
Todd Hido
1968
Carlo Perindani (1899 - 1986)
Carlo Perindani
1899 - 1986