对**摄影师沃克•埃文斯的权威性研究
沃克•埃文斯(1903-75)是一位**的美国艺术家,他以令人难忘的方式拍摄美国的人和地方。他因其为农场安全管理局拍摄的探讨大萧条的作品而闻名,但他实际上看到的是人的多样性和长期内战的破坏。在《沃克•埃文斯》一书中,**艺术史学家斯维特拉娜•阿尔珀斯探讨了埃文斯是如何拍出与众不同的照片的。阿尔珀斯深入研究了埃文斯的大量作品,发现了他的创作方法与众多文学和文化人物之间有许多相似之处,将埃文斯置于一个真正的国际圈子的广泛背景中。
A magisterial study of celebrated photographer Walker Evans
Walker Evans (1903–
75) was a great American artist photographing people and places in the United States in unforgettable ways. He is known for his work for the Farm Security Administration, addressing the Great Depression, but what he actually saw was the diversity of people and the damage of the long Civil War. In Walker Evans, renowned art historian Svetlana Alpers explores how Evans made his distinctive photographs. Delving into a lavish selection of Evans’s work, Alpers uncovers rich parallels between his creative approach and those of numerous literary and cultural figures, locating Evans within the wide context of a truly international circle.