Walker Evans West Virginia Photograph

Shop this Walker Evans West Virginia photograph for sale. The photograph was formally cataloged in the Library of Congress collections as Scott’s Run mining camps near Morgantown, West Virginia, and was taken in 1935. This silver gelatin print photograph by Walker Evans of West Virginia dates to the 1980s-circa late 20th century. It retains a sticker on the reverse of the sheet “REPRODUCED FROM THE COLLECTIONS/ OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS” and retains a handwritten pencil catalog number USF 342T01-857 on the reverse of the sheet.

The image itself a day scene of mining camp row houses in Morgantown, West Virginia, a car is shown in the center-left. WPA(Works Progress Administration) Era American photographer Walker Evans was an American photographer and photojournalist known for his work for the (FSA) Farm Security Administration that documented the effects of the Great Depression on American Life and society. Like this work, many of Walk Evans photographs taken during the FSA period were produced in the 8×10-inch photograph format, such as this Walker Evans photograph for sale.

The photograph measures 8 x 10 inches. The image measures 7.25 x 9 inches.

The photograph displays imperfections on the white margin edge and minor surface abrasions—the reverse of the sheet with a pencil catalog number and a white sticker label.