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Walker Evans — Penny Picture Display, Savannah
Walker Evans

Penny Picture Display, Savannah

1936

Documenting Depression-era commercial photography displays, this image captures the democratization of portraiture and Evans' interest in vernacular American culture.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Walker Evans, Penny Picture Display, Savannah, 1936

Documenting Depression-era commercial photography displays, this image captures the democratization of portraiture and Evans' interest in vernacular American culture.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1936
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Twentieth Century, Documentary, American, Photograph, Street Scene, Gelatin Silver Print, Social Commentary, Candid, Vernacular

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