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Walker Evans

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Walker Evans (1903 to 1975) was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his work for the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration, for which he documented the effects of the Great Depression, mostly using a large-format 8 by 10 inch view camera. Evans claimed that his goal as a photographer was to make pictures that are literate, authoritative and transcendent, and his work is held in the permanent collections of museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the George Eastman Museum, each of which has staged retrospectives of it.

Facts
Death Year
1975 1
Nationality
American 1
Death Date
1975-04-10 1
Birthplace
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. 1
Death Place
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
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1. Wikipedia: Walker Evans
  • Intro, dates in first sentence
    April 10, 1975
  • Intro, first sentence
    American photographer
  • Infobox, death_date
    1975-04-10
  • Infobox, birth_place
    St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
  • Infobox, death_place
    New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
  • Gender reference
    Walker Evans (1903 to 1975) was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his work for the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration, for which he documented the effects of the Great Depression, mostly using a large-format 8 by 10 inch view camera.
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Wikidata: Walker Evans
Wikidata Q363308, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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