Walker Evans

by Walker Evans

Book Overview

Handsome and collectible, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains some sixty reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography.

The real thing that I'm talking about has purity and a certain severity, rigor, simplicity, directness, clarity, and it is without artistic pretension in a self-conscious sense of the word. Walker Evans himself provided this perfect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500410844
• ISBN13: 9780500410844
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Classic Pics !

The soul of America captured in perfect pictures of the era when the the inner character of this nation was formed ! THIS is a genuine reality show!

Brings a period of American History to life...

Evans and the other photographers of the Depression were craftmen and artists who could reach into peoples' lives and portrait their hardships on photo paper. These photo skills are still being taught at the best Photography Schools. Woody did the same with music.

A good introduction

This is a good overview of Evans' photography, especially his early work. Evans was really the father of modernism and straightforward photography in the USA. If you are not familiar with his contributions, this little book is a good way to begin your studies.

A great primer on a long forgotten era

Whether you like the era of the 1930's or not, this book will give you a feel for the time and the places traveled by photographer Walker Evans. The photographs are superb technically, but it is the subjects that will remain in your memory long after you close the book. Evans's subjects are captured with dignity, and although you might be inclined to feel sorry for them, you are inevitably touched by the strength of these people. The book is a good introduction to Walker Evans and his feel for the human condition. His photographs remind me alot of Dorothea Lange's.