Main entry:

Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer.

Title & Author:

Walker Evans : depth of field / edited by John T. Hill and Heinz Liesbrock ; essays by John T. Hill, Heinz Liesbrock, Jerry L. Thompson, Alan Trachtenberg, Thomas Weski.

Publication:

Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2015]
©2015

Description:

406 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm

Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Josef-Albers-Museum, Bottrop, Germany, September 27, 2015-January 10, 2016, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, June 19-September 11, 2016, and at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 29, 2016-January 22, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references (page 404).
Directors' foreword -- Patrons' remarks -- Introduction / John T. Hill -- "A surgeon operating on the fluid body of time" : the historiography and poetry of Walker Evans / Heinz Liesbrock -- Origins and early work 1926-1931 -- Portraits -- "Quiet and true" : the portrait photographs of Walker Evans / Jerry L. Thompson -- Victorian architecture 1931-1934 -- Cuba 1933 -- African sculpture 1934-1935 -- Antebellum architecture 1935-1936 -- Farm security administration 1935-1938 -- Let us now praise famous men -- "The most literary of the graphic arts" : Walker Evans on photography / Alan Trachtenberg -- New York subway portraits 1938-1941 -- Mangrove Coast 1941 -- The cruel and tender camera / Thomas Weski and Heinz Liesbrock -- Magazine essays 1945-1965 -- Late work 1960-1970s -- A "last lap around the track" : signs and SX-70s / Jerry L. Thompson -- Sign collection 1966-1975 -- Polaroid instant color photographs 1973-1975 -- Walker Evans : a brief sketch of his life / Jerry L. Thompson.

Summary:

"This resplendent volume is the most comprehensive study of Walker Evans's work ever published, containing masterful images accompanied by authoritative commentary from leading photography historians. The name Walker Evans conjures images of the American everyman. Whether it's his iconic contributions to James Agee's depression-era classic book, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, his architectural explorations of antebellum plantations, or his subway series, taken with a camera hidden in his coat, Evans's accessible and eloquent photographs speak to us all. This comprehensive book traces the entire arc of Evans's remarkable career, from the 1930s to the 1970s. The illustrations in the book range from his earliest images taken with a vest pocket camera to his final photos using the then new SX-70 because his regular equipment had become too heavy to carry around. The book includes commentary from three of Evans's longtime friends, photographers John T. Hill and Jerry Thompson and professor emeritus (Yale University) Alan Trachtenberg. Their insight and first-hand experience give depth to their critical writings on Evans's work. In addition to offering a broad perspective on Evans's work, the book also clarifies the photographer's 'anti-art' philosophy. Eschewing aesthetic hyperbole, Evans wanted his pictures to resonate with a wide audience. At the same time, his natural curiosity made him one of the most inventive photographers of all time. What these photographs and writings attest to is a huge and timeless talent, which came not from a camera, but from Evans's uniquely hungry eye."-- Amazon.com.

Resources:
Publisher description
Additional Information at Google Books

ISBN:

3791382233 (hardback)
9783791382234 (hardback)

Subject:

Evans, Walker, 1903-1975 Exhibitions.
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975 Criticism and interpretation.
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975 Expositions.
Evans, Walker,
Evans, Walker, Criticism and interpretation.
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975.
Photography, Artistic Exhibitions.
Documentary photography Exhibitions.
Photographie artistique Expositions.
Photographie documentaire Expositions.
Exhibition catalogs.
Documentary photography.
Exhibition, pictorial works.
Photography, Artistic.
Street photography United States Exhibitions.
Architectural photography United States Exhibitions.
Photographers United States Exhibitions.
United States Pictorial works Exhibitions.
United States.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
illustrated books.
exhibition catalogs.
Illustrated works.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Exhibition, pictorial works.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Hill, John T., editor, author.
Liesbrock, Heinz, 1953- editor, author.
Thompson, Jerry L., author.
Trachtenberg, Alan, author.
Weski, Thomas, author.
Josef-Albers-Museum, host institution.
High Museum of Art, host institution.
Vancouver Art Gallery, host institution.

Depth of field

Holdings:

Location: Library main 293597
Call No.: BIB 238705
Status: Available