With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Walker Evans
Education/Curation, Photography
1903 – 1975
- Biography/Description of Work
Prominent and influential American photographer Walker Evans is best known for his probing photographs of people during the Great Depression. He also documented the New York City subway, and buildings. In 1965 he joined the Graphic Design faculty of the Yale University School of Art. By c.1960, Evans was living and photographing in Old Lyme.
- Sources view
- Uconn database, Exhibit at Florence Griswold Museum, 2012. House designed by Yale Arch student Robert Busser.
- Associated Resource(s)
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