SKU: 30609790296

Walker Evans: American Photographs

Sale price$40.50 Regular price$45.00
Save 10%

Pay in installments of $11.25 with ShopPay, AfterPay and Klarna

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Sep 19 - Sep 24

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

Walker Evans: American PhotographsA 75th anniversary facsimile edition of one of the most significant photobooks ever published More than any other artist, Walker Evans invented the images of essential America that we have long since accepted as fact, and his work has influenced not only modern photography but also literature, film and visual arts in other mediums. The original edition of American Photographs was a carefully prepared letterpress production, published by The Museum of

A 75th-anniversary facsimile edition of one of the most significant photobooks ever published

More than any other artist, Walker Evans invented the images of essential America that we have long since accepted as fact, and his work has influenced not only modern photography but also literature, film and visual arts in other mediums. The original edition of American Photographs was a carefully prepared letterpress production, published by The Museum of Modern Art in 1938 to accompany an exhibition of photographs by Evans that captured scenes of America in the early 1930s. As noted on the jacket of the first edition, Evans, "photographing in New England or Louisiana, watching a Cuban political funeral or a Mississippi flood, working cautiously so as to disturb nothing in the normal atmosphere of the average place, can be considered a kind of disembodied, burrowing eye, a conspirator against time and its hammers." This seventy-fifth anniversary edition of American Photographs, made with new reproductions, recreates the original 1938 edition as closely as possible to make the landmark publication available for a new generation. American Photographs has fallen out of print for long periods of time since it was first published, and even subsequent editions--two of which altered the design and typography of the book in small but significant ways--are often available only at libraries and rare bookstores. This version, like the fiftieth-anniversary edition produced by the Museum in 1988, captures the look and feel of the very first edition with the aid of new digital technologies.

Walker Evans (1903-1975) took up photography upon his return to New York in 1927, following a year in Paris when his aspiration to become a writer withered in the shadow of Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Joyce. In 1935, Evans was commissioned by the Farm Security Administration to photograph the effects of the Great Depression in the Southeast. During this time he took many of the photographs that appeared in his collaboration with James Agee, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (1941), a book which has become a defining document of that era. Evans joined the staff of Time magazine in 1945 and shortly thereafter became an editor at Fortune, where he stayed for the next two decades. In 1964, he became a professor at the Yale University School of Art, where he taught until his death in 1975.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Walker Evans, Sarah Meister (Introduction by), Lincoln Kirstein (Text by (Art/Photo Books))
Published: 08/31/2012
Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
ISBN: 9780870708350
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 8.00w x 0.90d

Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 30609790296

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.8 ★★★★★
Based on 5 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
P
Verified Purchase
Pam
Draper, US
★★★★★ 5
Not Bulky, Not Too Warm
Color: White, Size: Twin
This is a great comforter. I have purchased others that were way too bulky. This one is perfect. It is lightweight and seems ideal for warmer temperatures. I am not too hot in the middle of the night. We are heading into Summer but I am sure this will be fine for Summer heat or for Air Conditioners.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2026
L
Verified Purchase
Lumpy
Natrona Heights, US
★★★★★ 5
Nice Sheet
Color: Grey, Size: Queen
This sheet is great! The way they have the corners secured it will stay on and never slip off. It also has a tag letting you know which is top or bottom. The sheet is very smooth to lay on. I find that Bedsure items are well made and last a long time!
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2026
D
Verified Purchase
D
Lake Worth, US
★★★★★ 5
really good sheets
Color: Grey, Size: Queen
Very comfortable sheets, cooling feel as well. The sheets don't slide either with the holding straps.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2026
E
Verified Purchase
Elizabeth
Chelsea, US
★★★★★ 5
Luxury feel @ half the price!
Color: Grey, Size: Queen
So soft! Omg they are soft & cool and fit snug with the bands around the mattress 😍 they're the perfect thickness to protect your mattress while not feeling like a winter sheet. 20/10! I think I found my new brand 🫶
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2026
V
Verified Purchase
Victoria Schaub
Louisville, US
★★★★★ 5
It stays tucked
Color: Grey, Size: Queen
It is soft, comfortable and stayed tucked
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2026

recommand products