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Walker Evans — Washroom and Dining Area of Floyd Burroughs’ Home
Walker Evans

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.

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October 4, 2018

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Walker Evans, 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.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Domestic Interior, 20th Century, Working Class Subject, Male Artist, Documentary Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, American Photographer, Master Photographer, Somber Mood, Black and White, Social Realism, Depression Era

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Art Institute of Chicago