Untitled (L sign)
Artist
Walker Evans
(American, 1903 - 1975)
Date1972-1974
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 Ezra Hubbard, 2022
Object number2023.2.12
DescriptionClose view of hand-painted sign with a dark background and white letters partially outlined in red. The letter “L’ dominates the composition, with lower part of another letter appearing above it in a vertical stack.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 a few years, creating more than 2,400 images. His lifelong love of text, homemade signs, and small-town vendors are evident in this piece.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- signs
- advertising
- homemade
Walker Evans
1936 (printed 1971)
