Saturday, November 6, 2010

Walker Evans -- The Great Depression



View of Ossining, New York, 1930

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Truck and Sign, 1930



Part of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, 1935



Outdoor Advertisements, 1929

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Negro Church, South Carolina, 1936



Main Street in Pennsylvania Town, 1935



Liscense Photo Studio, New York, 1934



Highway Corner, Reedsville, West Virginia, 1935



[Coal Dock Workers, Havana], 1933



[Cemetary, Bethleham, Pennsylvania], 1935

2 comments:

  1. I really like that these photos are supposed to be sort of advertisements for brands like Lucky Strike or buildings but they come of as art because of the black and white process and the angels in which the artist is capturing these images. The way they capture buildings is the same way they capture people, showing them in a sort of vulnerable and raw way. I'm excited to see your work on them.

    -Rachel

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  2. I think this photographer has done a bomb job of conveying emotion and time without people (even when present they're barely noticeable). He combines the empty space created by the absence of people and personality of each building to create a feeling of desertion.
    I remember you mentioning that you wanted to shoot in Elyria and Lorain; I can't wait to see how you captured our dear old Rust Belt depression.
    -Sophia

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