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Subway Portrait by Walker Evans — VisualArtsDB

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Subway Portrait

Subway Portrait

Subway Portrait

1938–1941

Dimensions: 12.5413 Centimeters (Measurements) × 11.5888 Centimeters (Measurements) × 27.3051 Centimeters (Measurements) × 20.6375 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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