Walker EvansAmerican, 1903–1975Untitled (Two Women Conversing, Florida)
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Not on view at present
Where is “Untitled (Two Women Conversing, Florida)” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, 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
- 1970.909
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Walker Evans
The whole life1938–1939
Working with and mentoring Helen Levitt
In 1938 and 1939 Evans works with and mentors Helen Levitt.
1940 · Award
Guggenheim Fellowship
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.
1941
“Let Us Now Praise Famous Men” is published
Evans's photographs and Agee's text detailing the duo's stay with three white tenant families in southern Alabama during the Great Depression are published as the groundbreaking book “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men”. Its detailed account of three farming families paints a deeply moving portrait of rural poverty.
