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| Walker Evans snippet |
| Much of Evans' work from the FSA period uses the large-format 8x10in view camera, which when used directly in front of a subject can
create the appearance of a dispassionate viewpoint |
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| Walker Evans |
| Walker Evans (November 3, 1903 – April 10, 1975) was an American photographer best known for his work for the Farm Security
Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression. Much of Evans' work from the FSA period uses the large-format 8x10in view
camera, which when used directly in front of a subject can create the appearance of a dispassionate viewpoint. Evans and other FSA
photographers used this technique, and others, to emphasize the plight of America's poor and workers during the Great Depression. In some ways,
Evans is perhaps the first and greatest photographer of the American social landscape. |
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