1. “Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing
something. You are not here long. ” – Walker
Evans By: Lauren Cahill
2. Born November 3,
1903
Died April 10, 1975
Spent most of his
young life in Toledo,
Chicago, and New
York City.
Evans discovered
literature and first had
the idea to become a
writer.
Self portrait of Walker Evans.
3. “Fortune” magazine.
He became the editor
of Fortune magazine.
“Let Us Now Praise
Famous Men”
Pictures taken during
the Great Depression
were published.
This picture was taken during the
Great Depression. Taken in Alabama
(1936) The show depression, and has
good tonal contrast.
4. Evans spent two
months on a fixed-
term photographic
experiment for the
“Resettlement
Administration.”
In this photo Evans shows the feeling of
these kids being tired after working on a
hot day. Rule of Thirds, and shallow
depth of field, negative space, tonal
contrast.
5. The Resettlement
Administration hired
photographers to
document the living
and working
conditions of America
during The
Depression.
This picture uses the rule of
odds, tonal contrast, and rule
of thirds.
6. Was influenced by
the French
photographer
Eugène Atget.
Also was
impressed by
another Frenchman
Henri Cartier-
This picture was taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson
Bresson. using the golden spiral.
7. Evans inspired Helen
Levitt, Robert Frank,
Diane Arbus, and
Hilla Becher to
become
photographers.
This photo was taken by Robert Frank using one
of Evans techniques.
8. Evans recorded the
many problems of the
Administration
during the Depression
from 1935-1938.
This photo would have been much
better if there weren’t someone in
the background. Because it makes it
sort of unbalanced.
9. Evans photos gave
visual images to
help capture some
of the many
difficulties of The
Great Depression.
Hoping for a ride to a better place.
Rule of thirds.
10. Instead of
portraits and
photos of
beauty and
wealth, he
documented
history and
showed the
other side.
Rule of thirds and good tonal contrast.
11. The ability to
document
history through
simple photos
was Walker
Evans’ style.
A typical hard working day for the
prisoners. Rule of odds.
13. His photos help capture how hard times
really were. Rule of thirds, and rule of
odds and tonal contrast.
His portraits one of
showed faces of despair.
14. This picture was taken in Alabama
of a hard working family. Good
Tonal contrast.
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Mar. 2013.
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2010. Web. 13 Mar. 2013.
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Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
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Gerber, Louis. Walker Evans Biography and Exhibition.
8 July 2000. Web. 14 Mar. 2013.
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2013.
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2000. Web. 11 Mar. 2013.
