Walker Evans

by James R. Mellow

Book Overview

The Depression Era photographs of Walker Evans (1903-1975) remain some of the most indelible and iconic images in the American consciousness. James R. Mellow's biography of Evans, using his diaries,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 046509077X
• ISBN13: 9780465090778
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.9" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

BEWARE! Unfinished business

This is an exhaustive bio . . . but the author, James Mellow died before finishing the book. I read it with great interest, but because of this unfortunate occurance, the book is unfinished. So, if you're looking for a birth to death bio of one of my photo hero's, I suggest you go some where else.

This book is a complete view of the Evans work and life.

James Mellow performs an excellent work exploring the life of Evans. The photographic documents are great. The book covers all he Work of Evans, including his travels on Mexico, Cuba and the work for the Farm Security Administration. This biography explores his primary influences in Paris and all that creates a master af the photography of the century.