- Paperback: 656 pages
- Publisher: Perseus; New edition edition (20 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0465090788
- ISBN-13: 978-0465090785
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,018,459 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A landmark biography of the great American photographer Walker Evans, written by one of America's most esteemed biographers. 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 landmark biography of Evans-the first to make use of all his diaries, letters, work logs, and contact sheets-shows that Evans was not the social propagandist that many presume, but rather a fastidious observer, recording, simply, the way things were. Walker Evans is not only one of the most finely wrought portraits of a major American artist ever, it is also a fascinating cultural history of America in the 1930s and '40s.
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Walker Evans III, as he sometimes jauntily referred to himself, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 3, 1903. Read the first page
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Format:Hardcover
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.
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This book is a complete view of the Evans work and life.
17 Aug 1999
Format:Hardcover
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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
BEWARE! Unfinished business
3 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback
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.
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