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Christ or Chaos?

Christ or Chaos?, Walker Evans, 1946

Walker Evans, portrait

Walker EvansAmerican, 1903–1975

Christ or Chaos?

1946 · Photograph

Particulars

1946 · aged 43

19031975

Accession number: 1991.1476

Meanwhile, in the life of Walker Evans

1940–1959
Three Guggenheim Fellowships in twenty years
Between 1940 and 1959 Evans is awarded three Guggenheim Fellowships in Photography to continue his work of making record photographs of contemporary American subjects.
1945
A staff writer at Time
In 1945 Evans, a passionate reader and writer, becomes a staff writer at Time.
after 1945 – 1965
An editor at Fortune
Shortly afterward Evans becomes an editor at Fortune, where he stays through 1965.

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Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

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In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
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Photographs Gelatin silver print Post-war art 20th century United States

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African Sculpture, Walker Evans, 1935

African Sculpture

1935 · The Museum of Modern Art

Painted Sign on Fence, Cedar Point, Ohio, Walker Evans, 1930s

Painted Sign on Fence, Cedar Point, Ohio

1930s · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Coney Island, New York, Walker Evans, 1928 or 1929

Coney Island, New York

1928 or 1929 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Manhattan, Walker Evans, c. 1928

Manhattan

c. 1928 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

New York City, Walker Evans, 1928-1929

New York City

1928-1929 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Coney Island, New York, Walker Evans, 1928 or 1929

Coney Island, New York

1928 or 1929 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Untitled, Walker Evans, c. 1928

Untitled

c. 1928 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled, Walker Evans, c. 1928

Untitled

c. 1928 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Bedroom, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The Bedroom, 1889

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, Georges Seurat, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Georges Seurat

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Paris Street; Rainy Day, Gustave Caillebotte, 1877

Gustave Caillebotte

Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

The Basket of Apples, Paul Cézanne, c. 1893

Paul Cézanne

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), Claude Monet, 1890–91

Claude Monet

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91

American Gothic, Grant Wood, 1930

Grant Wood

American Gothic, 1930

Nighthawks, Edward Hopper, 1942

Edward Hopper

Nighthawks, 1942

Alabama Cotton Tenant Farmer's Wife, Walker Evans, 1936, printed c. 1962

Walker Evans

Alabama Cotton Tenant Farmer's Wife, 1936, printed c. 1962

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

People Gathered in Windows Looking Down on Parade, July 6 Parade, Shanghai, Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1949

Henri Cartier-Bresson

People Gathered in Windows Looking Down on Parade, July 6 Parade, Shanghai, 1949

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Woman Garment Worker, Lewis Wickes Hine, c. 1915

Lewis Wickes Hine

Woman Garment Worker, c. 1915

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Child Labor on the Farm, Lewis Wickes Hine, 1930

Lewis Wickes Hine

Child Labor on the Farm, 1930

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled [from Circulation, October 12 #50], Takuma Nakahira, 1971, printed 2017

Takuma Nakahira

Untitled [from Circulation, October 12 #50], 1971, printed 2017

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled [from Circulation, October 12 #79], Takuma Nakahira, 1971, printed 2017

Takuma Nakahira

Untitled [from Circulation, October 12 #79], 1971, printed 2017

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Jannat, from the series "Notes from the Desert", Gauri Gill, 1999–2007

Gauri Gill

Jannat, from the series "Notes from the Desert", 1999–2007

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Jannat, Gauri Gill, 1999–2007

Gauri Gill

Jannat, 1999–2007

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago