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Untitled [Street Scene]

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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: 1950s
Medium: Gouache
Culture: American
Department: Paintings
Institution: Getty Museum

Paintings by Evans are extremely rare and not widely known. This example strongly relates to Evans's photographs, most notably streetscapes from his series *Faulkner Country* , made in the late 1940s. The painting was a valuable addition to the Museum's collection of Evans's work (including more than one thousand prints), which, through its size, range, and quality, is a cornerstone of the photographs holdings. The very existence of Evans's painting demonstrates that photographers sometimes choose to give up their cameras to use traditional art materials.

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