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Walker Evans

(St. Louis, Missouri, 1903 - 1975, New Haven, Connecticut)

Santa Monica, California

1947

Gelatin silver print

10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. Blake McDowell, Jr.

1980.16

More Information

In 1947, Walker Evans took a train trip to Los Angeles that included a stop to the Santa Monica boardwalk in California. This photograph of bathing beauties getting a treat on the boardwalk was taken on this visit.

Keywords
Gelatin Silver
Black and White
Documentary
Female