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2033 Prairie Avenue, Chicago

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1946

Artist:

Walker Evans
American, 1903–1975

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Walker Evans

Title

2033 Prairie Avenue, Chicago

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1946

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; stamped and inscribed verso, right center, in black ink and graphite: "Walker Evans [stamped in black ink] / XV [inscribed in graphite/in stamped rectangle] 31 [inscribed in graphite/in stamped rectangle]"; inscribed verso, lower left, in graphite: "14-120 / #291"; verso, lower center, in graphite: BOX 9 WEF 18 (p. 115)"

Dimensions

Image: 26.3 × 21.7 cm (10 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 28.1 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg

Reference Number

1991.1475

Extended information about this artwork

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