📸 Fine Art Photograph by Walker Evans – Street Scene, Selma, Alabama (1935)
- Dimensions :
- H20 x W30
- Color :
- black
- Material :
- paper
- Style :
- vintage
📍 main street, selma (alabama) – united states 🖤 black and white print – glossy finish – premium paper 270g/m² 📐 size: 20.5 X 30.5 cm 🔹 an authentic scene from america in the 1930s treat yourself to a piece of american photographic history with this reproduction of an iconic work by walker evans, a major figure in 20th-century documentary photography. Taken in 1935, this photograph captures a moment of life on main street in selma, alabama, then a bustling commercial artery in the heart of the deep south, in the midst of the great depression. It features the sign for the keeble-mcdaniel clothing co. – fixings for men store, a symbol of evans's dear vernacular aesthetic. Cafes, bookstores, toy and shoe stores line the street, while passersby, some caught by the lens, embody the simplicity and dignity of ordinary america. This photograph testifies to evans' unique eye, capable of sublimating everyday life while documenting it with rigor. 🔹 characteristics of the work ✔️ faithful reproduction of a historical print ✔️ premium professional paper 270g/m² ✔️ glossy finish for excellent black depth and beautiful contrast rendering ✔️ ideal format for framing: 20.5 X 30.5 cm 🔹 about walker evans humanist photographer and pioneer of the documentary style, walker evans marked the history of photography with his poignant portraits of america in crisis. A collaborator of the farm security administration (fsa), he was able to reveal, through a sober and frontal aesthetic, the raw beauty of reality. His works still influence today the great names of contemporary photography. 🎁 perfect for photography lovers, collectors or american history enthusiasts 📦 fast and careful shipping - new product and shipped in a cardboard sleeve.