Walker Evans

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Walker Evans photographed by Janice Lewitt, 1938-40.
Born November 3, 1903(1903-11-03)
St. Louis, Missouri, US
Died April 10, 1975(1975-04-10) (aged 71)
New Haven, Connecticut, US

Walker Evans (November 3, 1903 – April 10, 1975) was an American photographer best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) documenting the effects of the Great Depression.

Literature

  • Caroline Blinder (ed.), Critical Essays on James Agee and Walker Evans: Perspectives on Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, 2010
  • Virginia-Lee Webb, Perfect Documents-Walker Evans and African Art, 1935, MoMa, 2000

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