Girl in Fulton Street, New York

Walker Evans

1929 · Gelatin silver print · Photographs

Evans’s street photographs explore the role of the spectator amid the dynamic energy of the city. Here a young woman wearing a smart cloche and fur-collared coat stands against a glass shop window on a crowded sidewalk. She remains a pillar of calm and strength, her furrowed brow at once a defense mechanism and an expression of vulnerability. Pedestrians rush along, apparently oblivious of her presence. Engrossed in thought, she appears to be entirely unaware of the artist’s presence. This photograph captures the sense of isolation in public that characterized life in the modern city.

Artist

Walker Evans

Date

1929

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Department

Photographs

Credit line

Gift of Carol and Arthur Goldberg, 2000