Walker Evans

American Photographer · 1903–1975

175 works on LinkedCulture

> 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

Works

A Gourd Tree for Martins, Hale Co., Alabama

A Gourd Tree for Martins, Hale Co., Alabama

Getty Museum · 1936

A Great Corinthian Town House on the Way to Extinction

A Great Corinthian Town House on the Way to Extinction

Getty Museum · 1951

Allie Mae Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama

Allie Mae Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama

Getty Museum · negative 1936; print 1950s

Arrows

Arrows

Getty Museum · about 1974

[Auger Drill Bit with a Flared Screwdriver End]

[Auger Drill Bit with a Flared Screwdriver End]

Getty Museum · 1955

Baby Terrier Crate Opener, by Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. Corp., 69 cents

Baby Terrier Crate Opener, by Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. Corp., 69 cents

Getty Museum · 1955

Balcony Spectators

Balcony Spectators

Getty Museum · 1933

[Balcony Spectators, Detail]

[Balcony Spectators, Detail]

Getty Museum · 1933

[Banyan Tree]

[Banyan Tree]

Getty Museum · 1941; printed later

Battlefield Monument, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Battlefield Monument, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Getty Museum · 1936

Bed, Tenant Farmhouse, Hale County, Alabama / Floyd Burrough's Bedroom, Hale County, Alabama

Bed, Tenant Farmhouse, Hale County, Alabama / Floyd Burrough's Bedroom, Hale County, Alabama

Getty Museum · 1936

Beggar

Beggar

Getty Museum · 1933

Breakfast Room at Belle Grove Plantation, White Chapel, Louisiana

Breakfast Room at Belle Grove Plantation, White Chapel, Louisiana

Getty Museum · 1935

Bricklayer's Pointing Trowel, by Marshaltown Trowel Co., $1.35

Bricklayer's Pointing Trowel, by Marshaltown Trowel Co., $1.35

Getty Museum · 1955

Bricklayer's Pointing Trowel, by Marshaltown Trowel Co., $1.35

Bricklayer's Pointing Trowel, by Marshaltown Trowel Co., $1.35

Getty Museum · 1955

[Bridgeport Parade: Marching Band and Crowd]

[Bridgeport Parade: Marching Band and Crowd]

Getty Museum · 1941

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

Getty Museum · October 28, 1929

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

Getty Museum · October 28, 1929

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

Getty Museum · October 28, 1929

Butcher Shop

Butcher Shop

Getty Museum · 1933

Cary Ross's Bedroom, New York

Cary Ross's Bedroom, New York

Getty Museum · negative 1932; print later

Chicago

Chicago

Getty Museum · 1941

Chrysler Building

Chrysler Building

Getty Museum · about 1929–1930

Chrysler Building Construction, New York City

Chrysler Building Construction, New York City

Getty Museum · 1930

[Circus Trainer Leading Elephant, Winter Quarters, Sarasota]

[Circus Trainer Leading Elephant, Winter Quarters, Sarasota]

Getty Museum · 1941

[Circus Wagon (Calliope Car), Winter Quarters, Sarasota]

[Circus Wagon (Calliope Car), Winter Quarters, Sarasota]

Getty Museum · 1941

City People / City People, Trolley Stop

City People / City People, Trolley Stop

Getty Museum · 1933

Coal Dockworkers, Havana

Coal Dockworkers, Havana

Getty Museum · 1933

Colonnade Shop, Havana

Colonnade Shop, Havana

Getty Museum · 1933

Commercial Quarter, South 3rd St., Paducah, Kentucky

Commercial Quarter, South 3rd St., Paducah, Kentucky

Getty Museum · 1947

Coney Island

Coney Island

Getty Museum · about 1928–1929

[Coney Island Beach]

[Coney Island Beach]

Getty Museum · about 1929

Coney Island Boardwalk

Coney Island Boardwalk

Getty Museum · 1929

Coney Sands

Coney Sands

Getty Museum · 1930

Corrugated Tin Facade / Tin Building, Moundville, Alabama

Corrugated Tin Facade / Tin Building, Moundville, Alabama

Getty Museum · 1936

Couple at Coney Island

Couple at Coney Island

Getty Museum · 1928

Courtyard in Havana / Girl in Window, Havana

Courtyard in Havana / Girl in Window, Havana

Getty Museum · 1933

[Cuban Children]

[Cuban Children]

Getty Museum · 1933

[Cuban Courtyard Kitchen]

[Cuban Courtyard Kitchen]

Getty Museum · 1933

[Cuban Girl Looking through Window Bars]

[Cuban Girl Looking through Window Bars]

Getty Museum · 1933

[Detail of Mooring Chains, New Bedford, Massachusetts]

[Detail of Mooring Chains, New Bedford, Massachusetts]

Getty Museum · 1928

[Doorway with Hanging Pots, Kitchenware Shop, Havana]

[Doorway with Hanging Pots, Kitchenware Shop, Havana]

Getty Museum · 1933

East River, New York City

East River, New York City

Getty Museum · 1930

Family / Woman and Children, Havana

Family / Woman and Children, Havana

Getty Museum · 1933

Figure, So-Called God of War. Dahomey. Abomey. / Figure. Hammered Brass. Abomey, Dahomey

Figure, So-Called God of War. Dahomey. Abomey. / Figure. Hammered Brass. Abomey, Dahomey

Getty Museum · 1935

[Fire Hydrant]

[Fire Hydrant]

Getty Museum · about 1974

Flood Refugee, Forrest City, Arkansas

Flood Refugee, Forrest City, Arkansas

Getty Museum · 1937

Flood Refugee, Forrest City, Arkansas

Flood Refugee, Forrest City, Arkansas

Getty Museum · 1937

Floyd and Lucille Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama

Floyd and Lucille Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama

Getty Museum · 1936

Fruit and Vegetable Cart

Fruit and Vegetable Cart

Getty Museum · about 1929

[Glass Roof of Pennsylvania Station, New York City]

[Glass Roof of Pennsylvania Station, New York City]

Getty Museum · about 1928–1929

[Gothic Cottage near Poughkeepsie, New York]

[Gothic Cottage near Poughkeepsie, New York]

Getty Museum · 1931

Gothic Gate Cottage near Poughkeepsie, New York

Gothic Gate Cottage near Poughkeepsie, New York

Getty Museum · 1931

[Graffiti: Dead End]

[Graffiti: Dead End]

Getty Museum · about 1973–1974

[Graffiti on Red Fence)

[Graffiti on Red Fence)

Getty Museum · 1974

Graveyard, Houses and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Graveyard, Houses and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Getty Museum · negative 1935; print later

Havana

Havana

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Beggar

Havana Beggar

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Cinema

Havana Cinema

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Citizen / Citizen in Downtown Havana

Havana Citizen / Citizen in Downtown Havana

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Corner

Havana Corner

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana: Country Family

Havana: Country Family

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Courtyard

Havana Courtyard

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Peddler

Havana Peddler

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Policeman

Havana Policeman

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Shopfront

Havana Shopfront

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Shopping District

Havana Shopping District

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Stevedore

Havana Stevedore

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Street

Havana Street

Getty Museum · 1933

Havana Street Vendors

Havana Street Vendors

Getty Museum · 1933

Housefront, Havana

Housefront, Havana

Getty Museum · 1933

[House on Fire in a Southern State]

[House on Fire in a Southern State]

Getty Museum · about 1935

Hudson Street Boardinghouse Detail, New York

Hudson Street Boardinghouse Detail, New York

Getty Museum · 1931

Ice House

Ice House

Getty Museum · about 1974

"ICE" sign

"ICE" sign

Getty Museum · about 1974

[Interior of Plaza del Vapor]

[Interior of Plaza del Vapor]

Getty Museum · 1933

[Interior with Mirror and Framed Mementos]

[Interior with Mirror and Framed Mementos]

Getty Museum · about 1930–1931

"Joe's Auto Graveyard," Pennsylvania

"Joe's Auto Graveyard," Pennsylvania

Getty Museum · 1935

["Joe's Auto Graveyard," Vicinity of Easton, Pennsylvania]

["Joe's Auto Graveyard," Vicinity of Easton, Pennsylvania]

Getty Museum · 1935

[Labor Anonymous: Woman on the Street, Detroit]

[Labor Anonymous: Woman on the Street, Detroit]

Getty Museum · 1946

Laura Minnie Lee Tengle, Hale County, Alabama / Clair Bell Ricketts

Laura Minnie Lee Tengle, Hale County, Alabama / Clair Bell Ricketts

Getty Museum · 1936

Laura Minnie Lee Tengle, Hale County, Alabama / Clair Bell Ricketts

Laura Minnie Lee Tengle, Hale County, Alabama / Clair Bell Ricketts

Getty Museum · 1936

["Liberté": Promenade Deck, Port Forward]

["Liberté": Promenade Deck, Port Forward]

Getty Museum · about 1958

Longshoreman, South Street, New York City

Longshoreman, South Street, New York City

Getty Museum · 1928

["Madam Adele," Palmistry Sign, Southern United States]

["Madam Adele," Palmistry Sign, Southern United States]

Getty Museum · about 1936

Main Street of Pennsylvania Town

Main Street of Pennsylvania Town

Getty Museum · 1935

[Man on Crutches, Cuba]

[Man on Crutches, Cuba]

Getty Museum · 1933

[Mechanic with Palumbo Public Ice-Fuel Corp. Truck, New York]

[Mechanic with Palumbo Public Ice-Fuel Corp. Truck, New York]

Getty Museum · about 1934

[Men Gathered on a New York City Street]

[Men Gathered on a New York City Street]

Getty Museum · 1934

Minstrel Show Bill / Minstrel Poster, Alabama

Minstrel Show Bill / Minstrel Poster, Alabama

Getty Museum · 1936

Negro Barbershop Interior, Atlanta

Negro Barbershop Interior, Atlanta

Getty Museum · 1936

[Negro Child, Havana]

[Negro Child, Havana]

Getty Museum · 1933

Negro Child, Havana

Negro Child, Havana

Getty Museum · 1933

New York City Street Corner

New York City Street Corner

Getty Museum · 1929

New York State Farm Interior

New York State Farm Interior

Getty Museum · 1931

Old Havana Housefronts

Old Havana Housefronts

Getty Museum · 1933

Open-end Crescent Wrench, German Manufacture, 56 cents

Open-end Crescent Wrench, German Manufacture, 56 cents

Getty Museum · 1955

[Painted Wall: Abstraction in Yellow, Red, and Black]

[Painted Wall: Abstraction in Yellow, Red, and Black]

Getty Museum · about 1973–1974

[Parque Central II]

[Parque Central II]

Getty Museum · 1933

Penny Picture Display, Savannah / Photographer's Window Display, Birmingham, Alabama / Studio Portraits, Birmingham, Alabama

Penny Picture Display, Savannah / Photographer's Window Display, Birmingham, Alabama / Studio Portraits, Birmingham, Alabama

Getty Museum · 1936

[Photomontage Portrait of Berenice Abbott]

[Photomontage Portrait of Berenice Abbott]

Getty Museum · about 1929–1930

Political Poster, Massachussetts Village

Political Poster, Massachussetts Village

Getty Museum · 1929

Postcard Display

Postcard Display

Getty Museum · 1941

Public Spectacle

Public Spectacle

Getty Museum · 1933

Residential Area, Morgantown, West Virginia

Residential Area, Morgantown, West Virginia

Getty Museum · 1935

Resort Photographer at Work

Resort Photographer at Work

Getty Museum · negative 1941; print later

[Ringling Bandwagon, Circus Winter Quarters, Sarasota]

[Ringling Bandwagon, Circus Winter Quarters, Sarasota]

Getty Museum · 1941

Roadside Stand Near Birmingham / Roadside Store Between Tuscaloosa and Greensboro, Alabama

Roadside Stand Near Birmingham / Roadside Store Between Tuscaloosa and Greensboro, Alabama

Getty Museum · 1936

Roadside View, Alabama Coal Area Company Town

Roadside View, Alabama Coal Area Company Town

Getty Museum · 1935

Sam Leveman

Sam Leveman

Getty Museum · 1929

Sandwich-Man Advertising Washington Street Studio

Sandwich-Man Advertising Washington Street Studio

Getty Museum · about 1930

Second Avenue Lunch/ Posed Portraits, New York

Second Avenue Lunch/ Posed Portraits, New York

Getty Museum · about 1933

Secondhand Shop Window

Secondhand Shop Window

Getty Museum · 1930

[Self-Portrait, Paris]

[Self-Portrait, Paris]

Getty Museum · September 1926

Sharecropper's Family, Hale County, Alabama / Bud Fields and His Family, Hale County, Alabama / Bud Woods and His Family

Sharecropper's Family, Hale County, Alabama / Bud Fields and His Family, Hale County, Alabama / Bud Woods and His Family

Getty Museum · 1936

Sharecropper's Wife, Hale County, Alabama / Mrs. Frank Tengle, Wife of a Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama / Sadie Ricketts

Sharecropper's Wife, Hale County, Alabama / Mrs. Frank Tengle, Wife of a Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama / Sadie Ricketts

Getty Museum · 1936; print later

[Shells]

[Shells]

Getty Museum · about 1934

Small Restaurant, Havana

Small Restaurant, Havana

Getty Museum · 1933

Small Town

Small Town

Getty Museum · 1933

South Side House/[Chicago]

South Side House/[Chicago]

Getty Museum · 1946

South Street, New York

South Street, New York

Getty Museum · 1932; printed later

Stahls Chain-nose Pliers (Over Actual Size), from Eskilstuna, Sweden, $2.49

Stahls Chain-nose Pliers (Over Actual Size), from Eskilstuna, Sweden, $2.49

Getty Museum · 1955

Stahls Chain-Nose Pliers (Over Actual Size) from Eskilstuna, Sweden $2.49

Stahls Chain-Nose Pliers (Over Actual Size) from Eskilstuna, Sweden $2.49

Getty Museum · 1955

Stamped-Tin Relic

Stamped-Tin Relic

Getty Museum · 1929

[Stevedore]

[Stevedore]

Getty Museum · 1933

Still Life

Still Life

Getty Museum · about 1974

St. Martins

St. Martins

Getty Museum · 1974

St. Martins

St. Martins

Getty Museum · 1974

St. Martins

St. Martins

Getty Museum · 1974

[Street Furniture Series: Barber Pole, 343 East Eighty-sixth Street, New York City]

[Street Furniture Series: Barber Pole, 343 East Eighty-sixth Street, New York City]

Getty Museum · March 23, 1953

[Street Furniture Series: Fire Call Box, Eighty-sixth Street and First Avenue, New York City]

[Street Furniture Series: Fire Call Box, Eighty-sixth Street and First Avenue, New York City]

Getty Museum · March 23, 1953

[Street Furniture Series: Two White Posts in Public Park, Possibly Mattapoisett, Massachusetts]

[Street Furniture Series: Two White Posts in Public Park, Possibly Mattapoisett, Massachusetts]

Getty Museum · about 1953

[Street Scene, Vicksburg, Mississippi]

[Street Scene, Vicksburg, Mississippi]

Getty Museum · 1936

[Subway Portrait]

[Subway Portrait]

Getty Museum · 1938–1941; print about 1955–1965

[Subway Portrait]

[Subway Portrait]

Getty Museum · 1938–1941

[Subway Portrait]

[Subway Portrait]

Getty Museum · 1938–1941

[Subway Portrait]

[Subway Portrait]

Getty Museum · 1941

Subway Portrait

Subway Portrait

Getty Museum · 1941

Subway Portrait

Subway Portrait

Getty Museum · 1938–1941

Subway Portrait

Subway Portrait

Getty Museum · 1938–1941

Subway Portrait

Subway Portrait

Getty Museum · 1938–1941

Subway Portraits

Subway Portraits

Getty Museum · 1938–1941; assembled about 1959

[Tape Reamer]

[Tape Reamer]

Getty Museum · 1955

["T" Bevel]

["T" Bevel]

Getty Museum · 1955

["T" Bevel]

["T" Bevel]

Getty Museum · 1955

[The Cactus Plant]/[Interior Detail of a Portuguese House, Truro, Massachusetts]

[The Cactus Plant]/[Interior Detail of a Portuguese House, Truro, Massachusetts]

Getty Museum · 1930–1931

The Cactus Plant/[Interior Detail of a Portuguese House, Truro, Massachusetts]

The Cactus Plant/[Interior Detail of a Portuguese House, Truro, Massachusetts]

Getty Museum · 1930–1931

[The Corey Company Fire Hydrant]

[The Corey Company Fire Hydrant]

Getty Museum · 1974

[The "Superrench" - Two-Ended Wrench]

[The "Superrench" - Two-Ended Wrench]

Getty Museum · 1955

[Three Members of a Prison Work Gang, Possibly Louisiana]

[Three Members of a Prison Work Gang, Possibly Louisiana]

Getty Museum · about 1935

Times Square / Broadway Composition

Times Square / Broadway Composition

Getty Museum · 1930

Tin Relic

Tin Relic

Getty Museum · 1930

Tin Snips by J. Wiss and Sons Co., $1.85

Tin Snips by J. Wiss and Sons Co., $1.85

Getty Museum · 1955

[Torn Ringling Brothers Poster]

[Torn Ringling Brothers Poster]

Getty Museum · negative 1941; print possibly later

[Torso of a Woman by Wilhelm Lehmbruch]

[Torso of a Woman by Wilhelm Lehmbruch]

Getty Museum · 1929–1930

Trailer in Camp, Sarasota

Trailer in Camp, Sarasota

Getty Museum · 1941

[Two Giraffes, Circus Winter Quarters, Sarasota]

[Two Giraffes, Circus Winter Quarters, Sarasota]

Getty Museum · 1941

[Two Men Fishing from a Pier]

[Two Men Fishing from a Pier]

Getty Museum · 1941

[Two Signs: "Sweet Yellow Corn" with "Butter and Sugar"]

[Two Signs: "Sweet Yellow Corn" with "Butter and Sugar"]

Getty Museum · about 1973–1974

Uncle Sam Plantation, Convent, Louisiana

Uncle Sam Plantation, Convent, Louisiana

Getty Museum · 1935

Untitled [Street Scene]

Untitled [Street Scene]

Getty Museum · 1950s

Vagrant in the Prado of Havana

Vagrant in the Prado of Havana

Getty Museum · 1933

View of Havana [Plaza del Vapor, Market Area, Havana]

View of Havana [Plaza del Vapor, Market Area, Havana]

Getty Museum · 1933

[Village of Havana Poor]

[Village of Havana Poor]

Getty Museum · 1933

[Virginia Hubbard Holding Her Son]

[Virginia Hubbard Holding Her Son]

Getty Museum · 1974

Votive Candles, New York City

Votive Candles, New York City

Getty Museum · about 1929

[Walker Evans' Darkroom, 92 Fifth Avenue, New York City]

[Walker Evans' Darkroom, 92 Fifth Avenue, New York City]

Getty Museum · 1930

[Wall Street Windows]

[Wall Street Windows]

Getty Museum · about 1929

Wall Street Windows

Wall Street Windows

Getty Museum · about 1929

[Woman in a Courtyard]

[Woman in a Courtyard]

Getty Museum · 1933

Wooden Church, South Carolina

Wooden Church, South Carolina

Getty Museum · 1936

Wood/Handle

Wood/Handle

Getty Museum · 1974

[Wood Shingles]

[Wood Shingles]

Getty Museum · about 1930

Wooldridge Family Monument, Maplewood Cemetery, Mayfield, Kentucky

Wooldridge Family Monument, Maplewood Cemetery, Mayfield, Kentucky

Getty Museum · 1945–1947

[Yankee Stadium with Capacity Crowd and Billboards]

[Yankee Stadium with Capacity Crowd and Billboards]

Getty Museum · 1946