: Howard Greenberg Gallery will present "Walker Evans and His Early
Circle," featuring vintage work by Evans and selected
contemporaries from the late 1920s through 1930s October
29-December 4.
The photographers represented are Berenice Abbott, Helen Levitt,
Peter Sekaer, Ben Shahn and Ralph Steiner.
In the late 1920s, Evans began his self-education in the art and
craft of photography; he was both lucky and wise in developing
friendships with capable teachers who were generous with the
criticism, equipment and techniques. In retrospect, the roster of
those sharing ideas and experiences now seems long and
farsighted.
On the eve of Evan's centennial, "Walker Evans and His Early
Circle" will present works illustrating the now historically
important common thread connecting this group of celebrated
photographers. This short but fertile period dramatically
affected the future of Twentieth Century photography by defining
the aesthetics of social documentary and the veracity of their
vision.
For information 212-334-0010, or www.howardgreenberg.com.
