Walker Evans

    Walker Evans was an American photographer born November 3, 1903, St. Louis, MO and died on April 10, 1975 in New Haven CT. Evans is well know for his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the great depression. Many think of Walker Evans as the single most influential artist of photography in the 20th century because of his clear photography and articulate publications. He went to Williams college for a year and quit to move to NY, working in libraries and bookstores. In September 1938 in the Museum of Modern Art opened up the American Photographs exhibit, a retrospective of Evans first ten years in photography. Evans took his last photographs on the Polaroid SX-70 and an unlimited supply of film from the manufacturer.