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Frame Houses in Virginia

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1936, printed c. 1962

Artist:

Walker Evans
American, 1903–1975

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Walker Evans

Title

Frame Houses in Virginia

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Modeled 1936

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, on mount, in graphite: "R [?] 72"; verso, on mount, lower right, in graphite: "L64.229.13"

Dimensions

Image/paper: 14.5 × 20.6 cm (5 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. James Ward Thorne

Reference Number

1962.173

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