Walker Evans : depth of field
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Walker Evans : depth of field
Prestel, [2015]
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Depth of field
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Exhibition catalogue
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Josef-Albers-Museum, Bottrop, Germany, Sep. 27, 2015-Jan. 10, 2016; the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, June 19-Sept. 11, 2016; the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Oct. 29, 2016-Jan. 22, 2017
Includes bibliographical references: p. 404
Contents of Works
- Directors' foreword
- Patrons' remarks
- Introduction / John T. Hill
- "A surgeon operating on the fluid body of time" : the historiography and poetry of Walker Evans / Heinz Liesbrock
- "Quiet and true" : the portrait photographs of Walker Evans / Jerry L. Thompson
- "The most literary of the graphic arts" : Walker Evans on photography / Alan Trachtenberg
- The cruel and tender camera / Thomas Weski and Heinz Liesbrock
- A "last lap around the track" : signs and SX-70s / Jerry L. Thompson
- Walker Evans : a brief sketch of his life / Jerry L. Thompson
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Description
The name Walker Evans conjures images of the American everyman. Whether it's his iconic contributions to James Agee's depression-era classic book, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, his architectural explorations of antebellum plantations, or his subway series, taken with a camera hidden in his coat, Evans's accessible and eloquent photographs speak to us all. This comprehensive book traces the entire arc of Evans's remarkable career, from the 1930's to the 1970's. The illustrations in the book range from his earliest images taken with a vest pocket camera, to his final photos using the then new SX-70 because his regular equipment became too heavy to carry around. The book includes commentary from three of Evans's longtime friends, photographers Alan Trachtenberg, Jerry Thompson and John T. Hill. Their insight and first-hand experience give depth to their critical writings on Evans's work. In addition to offering a broad perspective on Evans' work, the book also clarifies the photographer's "anti-art" philosophy. Eschewing aesthetic hyperbole, Evans wanted his pictures to resonate with a wide audience. At the same time, his natural curiosity made him one of the most inventive photographers of all time. What these photographs and writings attest to is a huge and timeless talent, which came not from a camera, but from Evans's uniquely hungry eye.
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