Purple Magazine
— The Essence of Fashion Issue #41 S/S 2024
walker evans
SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY Legendary American photographer Walker Evans captured the spirit of rural American life during the Great Depression, defining his distinctive approach as “lyric documentary.” Revisiting his timeless photographs, the persistent influence of his style on fashion photography is undeniable.
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Walker Evans, barn, nova scotia, 1969-71, copyright walker evans archive / rmn-grand palais / the metropolitan museum of art
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Walker Evans, wooden church with adjacent belltower and ladder on façade, 1936, film negative, copyright walker evans archive / rmn-grand palais / the metropolitan museum of art
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Walker Evans, negro church, south carolina, 1936, gelatin silver print, copyright walker evans archive / rmn-grand palais / the metropolitan museum of art
