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Houses and Graveyard, Rowlesburg, West Virginia

Walker Evans

Artwork Details

Houses and Graveyard, Rowlesburg, West Virginia
1935
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
7 15/16 in x 10 in (20.2 cm x 25.4 cm);14 5/16 in x 19 5/16 in (36.35 cm x 49.05 cm);7 9/16 in x 9 9/16 in (19.2 cm x 24.3 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Lunn, Jr., in Honor of the Centennial of The Michigan Daily
1990/2.53

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Description

Subject Matter:

Part of his work for the Farm Security Administration on a project to survey rural parts of the American south, this image shows a graveyard on a hillside, sparesly populated by headstones of various sizes and shapes. The sidewalk bordering the graveyard, from where the photograph is taken, is visible to the left of the photograph, as it leads to a row of houses in the background.

Physical Description:

A graveyard in a rural setting populated by a variety of headstones, located next to a row of houses.

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