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42nd Street

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1929, printed c. 1962

Artist:

Walker Evans
American, 1903–1975

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Walker Evans

Title

42nd Street

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1929

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

No markings recto or verso

Dimensions

Image/paper: 15.6 × 23.3 cm (6 3/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. James Ward Thorne

Reference Number

1962.161

Extended information about this artwork

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