Listed In: Portrait Photographers, Journalists
Birthdate: November 3, 1903
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: April 10, 1975
Walker Evans, an American photographer and photojournalist, is celebrated for his work during the Great Depression. He made significant contributions to the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration, documenting the societal effects of the era. Evans often used a large format view camera for his New Deal projects, aiming to communicate literacy, authority, and transcendence through his photography. His works are widely showcased in museum collections and have been the subject of retrospectives at prestigious institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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