Peder Lund

Walker Evans

60 Photographs and Murals

May 13, 2006 – June 30, 2006

Walker Evans’s (1903-1975) depictions of everyday American life, through representations of its people and objects, have had great impact on following generations of photographers and artists. His work has in recent years received new recognition and interest from the art scene, and it is constantly an important reference for all those working with photography.

His photographic style was economical and dry. Evans’ photographs were an unpretentious attempt to present the beholder with precise and detailed, not to mention straightforward, depictions of everyday motifs such as interiors, exhibition windows, advertisement posters, and architecture. His work constitutes a personal interpretation of an American documentary tradition, with a sensibility giving the images an enigmatic poesy and complexity.

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Works

Sharecroppers Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

Sharecroppers Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

Walker Evans

Bedroom Wall, Shrimp Fisherman’s House, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1945

Bedroom Wall, Shrimp Fisherman’s House, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1945

Walker Evans

(Damaged),1929

(Damaged),1929

Walker Evans

(Gingerbread House, Stairs and Porch), 1931

(Gingerbread House, Stairs and Porch), 1931

Walker Evans

(Gothic Style Columned Building), 1935-36

(Gothic Style Columned Building), 1935-36

Walker Evans

Floyd Burroughs, Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

Floyd Burroughs, Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

Walker Evans

Sharecropper’s Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

Sharecropper’s Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

Walker Evans

Sidewalk Scene, Selma, Alabama, 1935

Sidewalk Scene, Selma, Alabama, 1935

Walker Evans

Street Scene, New York, 1936

Street Scene, New York, 1936

Walker Evans