Walker Evans
Roadside Houses for Miners, Coal Area Company Town, Vicinity Birmingham, Alabama

Roadside Houses for Miners, Coal Area Company Town, Vicinity Birmingham, Alabama

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Roadside Houses for Miners, Coal Area Company Town, Vicinity Birmingham, Alabama
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Roadside Houses for Miners, Coal Area Company Town, Vicinity Birmingham, Alabama
Date1936
PlaceBirmingham, Alabama, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 1/16 × 7 1/8 in. (12.8 × 18 cm)
Sheet: 5 1/16 × 7 1/8 in. (12.8 × 18 cm)
Mount: 5 1/16 × 7 1/8 in. (12.8 × 18 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1024
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArtist estate; Lunn Ltd., Washington D. C.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from Lunn Ltd., Washington D. C., 3/29/1978.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso center a stamp "WALKER EVANS / 163 EAST 94TH STREET / NEW YORK 28, N.Y."
verso lower center a stamp "Walker Evans" above two empty rectangular boxes

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