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 :
Farmer's Kitchen, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
Vintage gelatin silver print, 23 × 14,7 cm
Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco
© Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Photo : Courtesy Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco
© Éditions du Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2017