Walker Evans (1903 - 1975) an essential character of XXth century's photography - dedicated his life to produce down-to-earth, natural portraits. His photographs of America struck by Great Depression undoubtedly influenced a large amount of his contemporaries and successors.

L'œuvre :
Alabama Tenant Farmer Floyd Burroughs
[Floyd Burroughs, métayer en Alabama], 1936
Vintage gelatin silver print, 22,86 × 18,41 cm
Private collection, San Francisco
© Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Photo : © Fernando Maquieira, Cromotex
© Éditions du Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2017