Saratoga Springs, New York, 1931

Portfolio TitleWalker Evans: Selected Photographs

Alternate TitleMain Street, Saratoga, 1931

Artist Walker Evans (American, 1903 - 1975)

Date1931

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 3/8 inches (29.53 × 23.81 cm)
Mount: 19 3/4 × 14 3/4 inches (50.17 × 37.47 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the Virginia Meidinger Memorial Fund

Object numberF75-2

SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "Walker Evans"

InscribedEditioned on mount recto, lower left, in pencil: "47/75"

MarkingsOn mount verso, upper right, in pencil: "F75-2"

Edition/State/Proofed. 47/75

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DescriptionImage of a street scene from above. Early model vehicles line the street that cuts diagonally from the lower left corner to the upper right corner of the frame. Leafless trees line the sidewalk adjacent to the street. The pavement appears wet.Published References

Published References

Roger B. Ward, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A Handbook of the Collection, (New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press in association with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1993), 248 (repro.).

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