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Walker Evans (Photographer), Gilles Mora (Introduction)
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Photofile February 17, 2008

The classic Photofile series brings together the best work of the world's greatest photographers in an attractive format and at a reasonable price.

Handsome and collectible, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains some sixty reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography.

"The real thing that I'm talking about has purity and a certain severity, rigor, simplicity, directness, clarity, and it is without artistic pretension in a self-conscious sense of the word." Walker Evans himself provided this perfect definition of his own work. He photographed Depression-era America with a constant striving for objectivity, a kind of documentary neutrality. Nevertheless, the sculptural subtlety of his images and the close attention he pays to both people and things marked an entire generation of artists. 63 duotone illustrations

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"In Evans's world, even the inanimate things, bureau drawers, pots, tires, bricks, signs, seem waiting in their own patient dignity, posing for their pictures." --Lincoln Kirstein
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Gilles Mora writes widely on photography. He is the author of Walker Evans: The Hungry Eye, also published by Thames & Hudson.

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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson (February 17, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0500410844
  • ISBN-13: 978-0500410844
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great primer on a long forgotten era, April 15, 2000
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Whether you like the era of the 1930's or not, this book will give you a feel for the time and the places traveled by photographer Walker Evans. The photographs are superb technically, but it is the subjects that will remain in your memory long after you close the book. Evans's subjects are captured with dignity, and although you might be inclined to feel sorry for them, you are inevitably touched by the strength of these people. The book is a good introduction to Walker Evans and his feel for the human condition. His photographs remind me alot of Dorothea Lange's.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction, January 8, 2005
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This is a good overview of Evans' photography, especially his early work. Evans was really the father of modernism and straightforward photography in the USA. If you are not familiar with his contributions, this little book is a good way to begin your studies.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Pics !, July 28, 2010
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The soul of America captured in perfect pictures of the era when the the inner character of this nation was formed !
THIS is a genuine reality show!
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