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Evans, Walker
(1903-1975)Farmer's Kitchen, Hale County, Alabama

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Farmer's Kitchen, Hale County, Alabama. 1936. Gelatin silver print, printed later from the original negative by Brian Graham. 40 x 28,8 cm (sheet 42,2 x 31,1 cm). Annotated by another hand in pencil as well as "Walker Evans - Gelatin silver print from the original negative" stamp on the verso.

Walker Evans’ work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) was instrumental in shaping the visual record of rural America during the Great Depression. His photographs captured the stark realities faced by individuals and communities, portraying economic hardship and social dislocation with clarity and empathy. Working alongside other FSA photographers, Evans helped create an enduring documentary archive that not only heightened public awareness but also established documentary photography as a powerful medium for social insight and historical record.

Literatur: John T. Hill. Walker Evans: Lyric Documentary. Göttingen: Steidl, 2006, ill. p. 182.
John T. Hill and Gilles Mora. Walker Evans: Der unstillbare Blick. Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1993, ill. p. 206.