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Degas, Edgar - Painting - “Self Portrait”

Art historians believe Edgar Degas painted this self-portrait about 1854, when he would have been twenty years old. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - "Man and Movie Poster, New Orleans, Louisiana or Vicksburg, Mississippi"

Some of Walker Evans' most iconic and poetic photographs were taken in Louisiana during the years of the Great Depression. This gelatin silver print, "Man and Movie Poster, New Orleans, Louisiana or Vicksburg, Mississippi" was made in 1936. View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Belle Grove Plantation

Belle Grove Plantation House with Tree Stump in Foreground, White Castle, Louisiana, ca. 1935. Belle Grove was considered one of the largest plantation mansions of the old south however it is no longer standing after a mysterious fire claimed the house in 1952. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Cast Iron Balconies

Classic French Quarter architecture, with double balconies and cast-iron grill work for decoration. New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1935. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Garage Mechanic, New Orleans, Louisiana

Walker Evans photographed this unidentified garage mechanic in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 1936. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Girl in French Quarter

Walker Evans is known for capturing candid photographs of his subjects, who are often times nameless faces among the working class. An example is this image simply known as, "Girl in French Quarter", New Orleans, Louisiana, 1935. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Group of Young Boys

This image captures a group of young boys and a dark suited man on a Levee in the vicinity of New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1935. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Guitar Player with Group

A depiction of a guitar player and group of men on a levee, seen and photographed from a car window. New Orleans, Louisiana, 1935. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Man and Woman on Stoop

A candid photograph of people in everyday life, this image shows a man and woman seated on stoop in French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1935. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - New Orleans Houses

Evans has captured typical New Orleans architecture in this image of several two story shotgun style homes. Silver gelatin print, ca. 1935. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Painted Advertisements

Painted Advertisements and Menu Boards on Façade of N.E. Saul's Grocery Store, New Orleans, Louisiana. This image was taken in 1936. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Painted Doorway

Shown in this photograph is the painted doorway of "French Opera" Barber Shop on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1935 Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Room at Louisiana Plantation House

Walker Evans captures the grandeur of plantation architecture with this silver gelatin print titled, "Room at Louisiana Plantation House", taken March, 1935. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Self Portrait

A rare glimpse of the artist on the other side of his camera. This self portrait of Walker Evans is dated between 1936-1941. Zoomify View »

Evans, Walker - Photograph - Untitled, (Jane Ninas)

Jane Ninas in front of parked cars in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1935. Zoomify View »