Walker Evans.
Pompidou Center| N° d'inventaire | 20579 |
| Format | 24 x 28.5 |
| Détails | 320 p., 420 illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2017 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782844267658 |
Designed thematically, this monograph highlights the photographer's fascination with certain typically American subjects such as roadside shacks, storefronts, and the faces of anonymous people. This approach to Evans's work allows us to better understand what constitutes its core: the passionate search for the fundamental characteristics of American vernacular culture. Bringing together the best prints from the greatest public and private collections, the book also devotes considerable space to the objects (postcards, signs, graphic ephemera, etc.) collected by Walker Evans throughout his life. Through more than 400 reproductions and essays by international specialists, it offers a renewed approach to this major work in the history of photography.
Designed thematically, this monograph highlights the photographer's fascination with certain typically American subjects such as roadside shacks, storefronts, and the faces of anonymous people. This approach to Evans's work allows us to better understand what constitutes its core: the passionate search for the fundamental characteristics of American vernacular culture. Bringing together the best prints from the greatest public and private collections, the book also devotes considerable space to the objects (postcards, signs, graphic ephemera, etc.) collected by Walker Evans throughout his life. Through more than 400 reproductions and essays by international specialists, it offers a renewed approach to this major work in the history of photography.