Walker Evans
Construction Worker1935

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Walker Evans
Title: Construction Worker
Place Made: United States
Date Made: 1935
Medium: Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions: Image (includes black border): 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.16 cm) Primary support: 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.16 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Ruthe and Philip Feldman
Accession Number: M.81.294.5
Classification: Photographs
Collecting Area: Photography
Curatorial Notes: The construction worker's unwavering gaze and the position of the camera at eye level imply his active participation and equitable relationship with the photographer. Walker Evans has widened the aperture to bring the subject into focus while blurring the background. The subject's expression is one of openness, and his direct eye contact implies honesty and industriousness.
Selected Bibliography: Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Walker Evans
Title: Construction Worker
Place Made: United States
Date Made: 1935
Medium: Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions: Image (includes black border): 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.16 cm) Primary support: 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.16 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Ruthe and Philip Feldman
Accession Number: M.81.294.5
Classification: Photographs
Collecting Area: Photography
Curatorial Notes: The construction worker's unwavering gaze and the position of the camera at eye level imply his active participation and equitable relationship with the photographer. Walker Evans has widened the aperture to bring the subject into focus while blurring the background. The subject's expression is one of openness, and his direct eye contact implies honesty and industriousness.
Selected Bibliography: Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.