New York City

© Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York City

Currently not on view

New York City,

ca. 1928–29

Walker Evans, 1903–1975; born St. Louis, MO; died New Haven, CT
x1993-155

Information

Title
New York City
Dates

ca. 1928–29

Maker
Walker Evans
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
8.2 x 5.7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, anonymous gift
Object Number
x1993-155
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New York, Manhattan, New York

Inscription
In graphite, lower left: 2 [? partially obscured by hinge] In graphite, verso upper right: WE .2 In graphite, verso center: c. 1930 / XIV.52
Culture
American
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
roads, buildings, skyscrapers, cityscapes, cities

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