Accession Number2011/2.7
TitleMovie and Minstrel Show Posters on Brick Wall, Demopolis, Alabama
Artist(s)Walker EvansArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1935Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 18 in x 22 in (45.72 cm x 55.88 cm)
Credit LineGift of Maxine and Lawrence K. SniderLabel copyRecent Acquisitions: Curators Choice Part I, November 12, 2011-March 18, 2012
Walker Evans
United States, 1903–1975
Movie and Minstrel Show Posters on Brick Wall, Demopolis, Alabama
1935–36
Gelatin silver print
Promised Gift of Larry and Maxine Snider
Subject matterThis photograph shows two large film advertisements affixed to a brick wall on a side of a building. One poster is for a movie, "The Roaring West," while the other is for the " J. C. Lincoln's Sunny South Big Tent Show." The former appears pristine and securely affixed, while the latter has begun to come loose—its edges shearing, compromising the integrity of the advertisement image.
Physical DescriptionThis is a photograph of the side of a building with two posters advertising a movie and circus.
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Keywords
advertisements
brick (clay product)
motion picture genres
walls