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[Subway Portrait] by Walker Evans — VisualArtsDB

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[Subway Portrait]

[Subway Portrait]

[Subway Portrait]

1938–1965

Dimensions: 17.6213 Centimeters (Measurements) × 25.5588 Centimeters (Measurements) × 35.4013 Centimeters (Measurements) × 27.9401 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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Object Record Structure: Whole

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Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Walker Evans, 1941

Subway Portrait

Subway Portrait

Walker Evans, 1941

White Pigeon, Michigan

White Pigeon, Michigan

Walker Evans, 1950

Sharecropper's Wife (Mrs. Frank Tengle), Hale County, Alabama

Sharecropper's Wife (Mrs. Frank Tengle), Hale County, Alabama

Walker Evans, 1936

Roadside Sign

Roadside Sign

Walker Evans, 1929

Southeastern, U.S.

Southeastern, U.S.

Walker Evans, 1935

Roadside Stand Near Birmingham / Roadside Store Between Tuscaloosa and Greensboro, Alabama

Roadside Stand Near Birmingham / Roadside Store Between Tuscaloosa and Greensboro, Alabama

Walker Evans, 1936

[Subway Portrait]

[Subway Portrait]

Walker Evans, 1938

Tengle Children, Hale County, Alabama

Tengle Children, Hale County, Alabama

Walker Evans, 1936

Ancestral Figure. Southern Cameroon, Border of Gabun. Profile View.

Walker Evans, 1935

[Subway Portrait]

[Subway Portrait]

Walker Evans, 1938

[House on Fire in a Southern State]

[House on Fire in a Southern State]

Walker Evans, 1935