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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Broken dreams: Walker Evans's 1930s Americana – in pictures

Walker Evans: 42nd Street, New York, 1929
42nd Street, New York, 1929
Photograph: 2013 Walker Evans Archive, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Walker Evans: Parked Car, Small Town Main Street, 1932
Parked car, small town main street, 1932
Photograph: Walker Evans/MoMA
Walker Evans: Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans, 1935
Sidewalk and shopfront, New Orleans, 1935
Photograph: Walker Evans/MoMA
Walker Evans: Church Organ and Pews, Alabama, 1936
Church organ and pews, Alabama, 1936
Photograph: Walker Evans/MoMA
Walker Evans: Alabama Cotton Tenant Farmer Wife. 1936
Alabama Cotton Tenant Farmer's wife, 1936
Photograph: Walker Evans/MoMA
Walker Evans: Country Store and Gas Station, Alabama, 1936
Country store and gas station, Alabama, 1936
Photograph: Walker Evans/MoMA
Walker Evans: Negro Church, South Carolina, 1936
Negro church, South Carolina, 1936
Photograph: Walker Evans/MoMA
Walker Evans: Farmhouse in Westchester County, New York, 1931
Farmhouse in Westchester County, New York, 1931
Photograph: Walker Evans/MoMA
Walker Evans: Main Street, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1931
Main Street, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1931 Photograph: 2013 Walker Evans Archive, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Walker Evans: Sharecropper's Family, Hale County, Alabama. March 1936
Sharecropper's family, Hale County, Alabama. March 1936
Photograph: Walker Evans/MoMA
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