Walker EvansAmerican, 1903–1975Santa Monica, California
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Santa Monica, California” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
National Gallery of Art
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
Details
- Accession number
- 2000.82.1
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
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.
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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