- Paperback: 332 pages
- Publisher: Princeton University Press; New Ed edition (5 April 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0691119651
- ISBN-13: 978-0691119656
- Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 2.4 x 29.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 937,137 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In 1926 Walker Evans dropped out of Williams College and arrived in Paris to launch his career as a writer. Though his life there revolved around the renowned Shakespeare and Company bookstore, a mixture of introversion and disdain for American culture kept him at a remove from the now famous expatriate circle of the era: Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Sara and Gerald Murphy, and James Joyce. He spent most of his time abroad alone and picked up his camera from time to time to document his immediate world, making images of his boarding room and his own shadow against a wall. When he returned to the US, Evans began to dedicate more time to his hobby, and by the end of his long career had established himself as one of the most important modernist photographers. Walker Evans, the catalogue to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's retrospective of Evans's work (exhibiting February to May 2000, then moving on to other venues), is proof that his choice to abandon writing for photography left the cultural world richer. It is also arguably the best book available on the photographer and his images.
The Metropolitan possesses the bulk of Evans's archive and its curators discovered hundreds of previously unknown negatives stored at the Library of Congress. The catalogue's introductory essays by such writers as Maria Morris Hambourg, head of photography for the Met, sketch the biographical details of Evans's life and explore his works in depth. But the real treat is to browse the nearly 200 plates. Evans's early work focused on New York City but he soon fanned out, photographing main drags and battered buildings in upstate New York and Pennsylvania. He also explored the people of Havana, Cuba and the rural American South in some of his best-known work. By the mid-1970s, Evans was working in colour, but his imagery remained consistent. Arriving at the close of this book, readers can only thank the fates that Evans gave up his ambitions as a writer to devote himself wholly to his "left-handed hobby" of photography. --Jordana Moskowitz --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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. . . [this] engaging book [is] a brilliant combination of scientific thriller, memoir and environmental science. . . .
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating One of a Kind Book
26 Feb 2008
Format:Hardcover
This book is truly fascinating, both for the information written about artist Walker Evans and his life as well as the photographs from his work. I love it for the subject matter that Walker Evans chose. There are a lot of photos of places where very poor Southern people live and also photos of very poor families and individuals as well as small town scenes, signs, etc.. Evans really has a talent for capturing the despair and souls of his poverty-stricken subjects, and you get to see how beautiful they are in their simplicity. There are also a lot of interesting photos of American architecture, including some cityscapes.
This book is the "first full-length study" of Evans and uses information gained from his "diaries, papers, and negatives of Evan's personal collection." There are 6 essays written about Evans revealing information that was not previously understood about Evans such as his relationships with other artists, his intellectual development, what his goals and methods of procedures were, etc..
This book is the "first full-length study" of Evans and uses information gained from his "diaries, papers, and negatives of Evan's personal collection." There are 6 essays written about Evans revealing information that was not previously understood about Evans such as his relationships with other artists, his intellectual development, what his goals and methods of procedures were, etc..
10 of 15 people found the following review helpful
A beautiful book
4 April 2000
Format:Hardcover
Walker Evans' photography rates amongst the best. His ability to capture a scene of everyday life and extract from it the beauty often overlooked by others is remarkable. The skill displayed in taking these photographs demonstrates why he has earned an enduring reputation as a master photographer. An inspirational must have for amateurs and professionals alike.
4 of 12 people found the following review helpful
A delightful book.
9 May 2000
Format:Hardcover
This first full-length study of Walker Evans offers insights into his artistry and a fresh look at every state of his career.
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