Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Walker Evans
Born: November 3, 1903
Died: April 10, 1975 (aged 71)
Bio: Walker Evans was an American photographer best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression. Much of Evans's work from the period uses the large-format, 8x10-inch camera.
Known for:
- American photographs (1938)
- Many Are Called (1966)
- Message from the interior
- Something permanent
- Walker Evans (1971)