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Westchester, New York, Farmhouse

Walker Evans

Artwork Details

Westchester, New York, Farmhouse
1931; printed 1971
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
18 in x 14 7/8 in (45.72 cm x 37.78 cm);22 in x 18 in (55.88 cm x 45.72 cm);4 13/16 in x 6 11/16 in (12.22 cm x 16.99 cm)
Gift of the Marvin Felheim Collection
1983/1.288

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Description

Subject Matter:

Taken on one of Evans's photographing trips to rural New York in the early 1930s, this image depicts a farmhouse, a car, and trees in profile view. Planarity, rather than the objects' existence in physical space, is underscored. Only shadows cast upon the house's white walls and the grassy ground provide intimations of depth.

Physical Description:

A profile view of a farmhouse featuring a car and a tree without leaves.

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