Many Are Called
by Walker Evans; Jeff L. (AFT) Rosenheim
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Walker Evans immortalized the New York City subway and its riders in this collection of photographs taken with a hidden camera between 1938 and 1941. Catching passengers unaware, Evans was able to document a variety of types and faces: haughty matrons, sad-eyed dreamers, blankly staring laborers, oblivious newspaper readers, lovely young girls, and one blind accordionist. These beautifully textured black-and-white photos, edited down to 89 from more than 600, provide a lovingly accurate group portrait of the city and its people. The book also contains an introductory essay by Luc Sante that examines the concept of voyeurism, and an afterword by Metropolitan Museum curator Jeff Rosenheim explaining the history of Evans's remarkable project.
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Yale Univ Pr |
Date 2004 |
Price $27.95 |
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"[T]he subway pictures are arguably the work of Evans at the height of his powers. And they are made more powerful by his decision to give up a large measure of control over the framing of the pictures by taking them on the sly....[F]or those who still ride [the subway] every day, the pictures will give a shock of recognition and will continue to exist stubbornly in the present tense. They are a collective portrait of New York--of modern urban humanity, in fact--that can be seen in any subway car, any day, in the strange, sad, funny, thoughtful faces lined up across the aisle."
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