Untitled (Schmidt’s beer can)
Artist
Walker Evans
(American, 1903 - 1975)
Date1974
MediumDye diffusion print
DimensionsImage: 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (7.9 × 7.9 cm)
Support: 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (10.8 × 8.9 cm)
Support: 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (10.8 × 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Hubbard, 2017
Object number2017.18.3
DescriptionFlattened Schmidt’s beer can in center of composition lying on ground (possibly concrete studded with pebbles)eMuseum Notes
Best
known for his influential black-and-white photographs of mid-century American
vernacular architecture and signage – as well as the powerful photographs he
made in the southern U.S. during his short stint with the Farm Security
Administration – Evans began making color pictures with the Polaroid SX-70
camera in 1972 and used it for two years, creating more than 2,400 images. His
lifelong love of text, signs, home-made objects, and things that bear evidence
of time or heavy use are evident in this piece.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- landscapes (representations)
- still lifes
- cans
- alcohol
- vessels for serving drinks
- refuse
- design elements
