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Walker Evans. Black and White Photographer. Background Info. Born Nov. 3, 1903 in St. Louis, Missouri Grew up in Toledo, Chicago, and New York City Started Photography in 1928 Published his first Photos in a book called The Bridge. Background Info Cont.
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Walker Evans Black and White Photographer
Background Info • Born Nov. 3, 1903 in St. Louis, Missouri • Grew up in Toledo, Chicago, and New York City • Started Photography in 1928 • Published his first Photos in a book called The Bridge
Background Info Cont. • 1931 took pictures of Victorian Houses in Bost0n • Sponsored by Lincoln Kirstein • Took pictures of the rioting in Cuba in 1933
Background Info Cont. • 1941 took pictures of the Great Depression in Alabama • Took his first picture ever in the New York Subway • Used 8x10 view and a 35mm camera