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February/March, 1935, printed c. 1962

Walker Evans
American, 1903–1975

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Artist: Walker Evans
Title: French Quarter House in New Orleans
Origin: United States
Date: 1935
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Inscriptions: No markings recto or verso
Dimensions: 18.2 × 22.2 cm (image/paper); 45.7 × 35.3 cm (mount)
Credit Line: Restricted gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne
Reference Number: 1962.177

Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, “Textures and Fragments of the City: 20th Century Photographs from the Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago Collection,” August 4-July 29, 1973. (David Travis)
The Historic New Orleans Collection, “Walker Evans and Jane Ninas in Louisiana 1935–1936,” January 15–March 23, 1991.
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, “Hot Streaks”, February 21 - May 2, 2004, (David Travis) (Galleries 2-4).

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