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Greenwood Plantation, Louisana

Walker Evans

Artwork Details

Greenwood Plantation, Louisana
1935
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
10 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm);14 3/8 in x 19 3/8 in (36.51 cm x 49.21 cm);9 1/2 in x 7 5/8 in (24.2 cm x 19.3 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Lunn, Jr., in Honor of the Centennial of The Michigan Daily
1990/2.43

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Description

Subject Matter:

Taken as part of Evans's 1935-1936 project documenting Antebellum architecture, this photograph depicts the main mansion of the Greenwood Plantation in Louisiana. Vines climb up the columns on the porch. The white paint on the frieze has cracked and the underlayer blackened.

Physical Description:

View of the main mansion of the Greenwood Plantation in Louisiana.

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