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"ICE" sign

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American Photographer · 1903–1975

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> Leaving aside the mysteries and the inequities of human talent, brains, taste, and reputations, the matter of art in photography may come down to this: it is the capture and projection of the delights of seeing; it is the defining of observation full and felt. > > -- Walker Evans Walker Evans began to photograph in the late 1920s, making snapshots during a European trip. Upon his return to New Y

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Date: about 1974
Medium: Polaroid dye diffusion print
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

The chilly letters that spell ICE on a steel background convey relief from heat on the hottest summer day. To emphasize how frosty the contents of this freezer are, the letters appear to have snow on them. Walker Evans made this picture from his personal fascination with lettering and graphic design. Throughout his fifty-year career, Evans photographed many types of signs--billboards, graffiti, theater marquees, and even traffic signs--each of which reflected his astute observation of popular culture.

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