
Washroom and Dining Area of Floyd Burroughs’ Home
A stark and unflinching documentary photograph by Walker Evans, this gelatin silver print captures the humble interior of sharecropper Floyd Burroughs' home in Alabama during the Great Depression era. The image reveals the simple, weathered washroom and dining area with Evans' characteristic precision and formal clarity, drawing attention to the textures of rough-hewn wood, bare walls, and modest everyday objects. The composition reflects Evans' deep commitment to honest representation, transforming the dignity of rural poverty into a timeless record of American life.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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Photographs
October 4, 2018
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