Origins & Early Life

Walker Evans (November 3, 1903 – April 10, 1975) was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his work for the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration (FSA), for whom he documented the effects of the Great Depression. Evans published his first photos at the age of 27. The majority of Evans' New Deal photography made use of the large format, 8 × 10-inch (200×250 mm) view camera. Evans claimed that his goal as a photographer was to make pictures that are "literate, authoritative, transcendent".

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Many of Evans' works are in the permanent collections of museums, and his photographs have been the subject of retrospectives at museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the George Eastman Museum. Walker Evans was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Jessie (née Crane) and Walker Evans. His father was an advertising director. Walker was raised in an affluent environment; he spent his youth in Toledo, Ohio; Chicago; and New York City.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He attended the Loomis Institute and Mercersburg Academy, then graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1922. He studied French literature for a year at Williams...

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