Walker Evans

The Depression Era photographs of Walker Evans (1903-1975) remain some of the most indelible and iconic images in the American consciousness. James R. Mellow's landmark biography of Evans-the first to make use of all his diaries, letters, work logs, and contact sheets-shows that Evans was not the social propagandist that many presume, but rather a fastidious observer, recording, simply, the way things were. Walker Evans is not only one of the most finely wrought portraits of a major American artist ever, it is also a fascinating cultural history of America in the 1930s and '40s.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 10/11/2001
ISBN: 9780465090785
Pages: 656
Weight: 1.98lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.16w x 1.73d

Review Citations: New York Times 01/20/2002 pg. 20