Country Church near Beaufort, South Carolina

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Country Church near Beaufort, South Carolina

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Country Church near Beaufort, South Carolina,

March 1936, printed 1971

Walker Evans, 1903–1975; born St. Louis, MO; died New Haven, CT
x1975-12

Information

Title
Country Church near Beaufort, South Carolina
Dates

March 1936, printed 1971

Maker
Walker Evans
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
20.8 x 17.3 cm (8 3/16 x 6 13/16 in.) mount: 45.7 x 37.5 cm. (18 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, with an anonymous matching gift
Object Number
x1975-12
Place Depicted

North America, United States, South Carolina, near Beaufort

Inscription
Signed in graphite: Walker Evans In graphite on mount, bottom left: Vii 371100 1936-1971
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
mounting, gelatin silver process
Subject
trees, churches, benches

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