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Longshoreman, South Street, New York City
Creator
Walker EvansAmerican Photographer · 1903–1975
All works by this person →> 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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- 1928
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Lounging in a doorway near the docks, a longshoreman attempts to catch a few minutes away from the bustle, though the intrepid Walker Evans managed to capture this private moment of repose. The man looks intently ahead, poised as if waiting for someone or something to disrupt his pause. Worn, grimy overalls speak of the physical labor performed by the man, whose large frame fills the doorway. A cap pulled low over his brow masks his expression, providing him with some modicum of privacy against the camera's querying eye.
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