Walker Evans : Photographs 1935 – 1936

19 Jun-31 Jul 2010

Overview

During the Great American Depression of 1935 – 36, the Missouri-born photographer Walker Evans (1903-1975) embarked on a photographic project that would produce some of the most iconic images in the history of photography. This new Hayward Touring exhibition brings together around 40 black and white prints, reflecting rural working life in the southern states of America. Selected by Jeff L. Rosenheim, associate curator of photography at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Walker Evans: Photographs 1935 – 36 comes to the University of Hertfordshire Galleries (Margaret Harvey Gallery) from Saturday 19 June until Saturday 31 July as part of a UK tour.