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Walker Evans — Sidewalk Scene, Selma, Alabama, December
Walker Evans

Sidewalk Scene, Selma, Alabama, December

A stark black-and-white photograph by Walker Evans captures the quiet rhythms of everyday life on a small-town Southern street in Selma, Alabama. With his signature documentary precision, Evans frames the scene with an unflinching yet deeply humanistic eye, revealing the social textures and architectural details of mid-century American life. The gelatin silver print exemplifies Evans's masterful use of light and shadow to elevate the mundane into a timeless study of place and identity.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, print date unknown.

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April 4, 2016

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Walker Evans, Sidewalk Scene, Selma, Alabama, December

A stark black-and-white photograph by Walker Evans captures the quiet rhythms of everyday life on a small-town Southern street in Selma, Alabama. With his signature documentary precision, Evans frames the scene with an unflinching yet deeply humanistic eye, revealing the social textures and architectural details of mid-century American life. The gelatin silver print exemplifies Evans's masterful use of light and shadow to elevate the mundane into a timeless study of place and identity.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, print date unknown.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Realist, Small Town America, Documentary Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Southern United States, American Photographer, Street Photography, Black and White, Depression Era

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Art Institute of Chicago