Walker EvansAmerican, 1903–1975Ohio Clay Kilns
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1991.212.1
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Walker Evans
The whole life1940–1959
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.
after 1945 – 1965
An editor at Fortune
Shortly afterward Evans becomes an editor at Fortune, where he stays through 1965.
1964
A Yale lecture: “Lyric Documentary”
In a lecture at Yale University Evans describes his own style as “Lyric Documentary”.
1965
Professor of photography at the Yale School of Art
In 1965 Evans becomes a professor of photography on the faculty for graphic design at the Yale University School of Art.
1966
The book “Many Are Called” is published
The 1938 subway photographs are collected in book form as “Many Are Called”.
early 1971
The first definitive retrospective at MoMA
In early 1971 the first definitive retrospective of Evans's photographs, simply titled “Walker Evans” and selected by John Szarkowski, goes on view at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
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