circus winter quarters, Sarasota, Florida: Museum Object and Cultural History
circus winter quarters, Sarasota, Florida: Date made: 1941. maker: Evans, Walker. Object Name: gelatin silver print.
The object in the museum catalogue
Silver gelatin print by Walker Evans of circus winter quarters, Sarasota, Florida (1941). Quarters appear to be old converted wooden railway carriage with white peeling paint. Old oil drum and buckets to the left of the frame next to the carriage. Other views taken of the circus winter quarters are widely reproduced. Mount is signed 'Walker Evans' in pencil beneath the lower right hand corner of the image. Reverse of mount carries the stamp mark 'Walker Evans,'with location and date added in pencil.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1941
- maker: Evans, Walker
- Object Name: gelatin silver print
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 45.5 cm x 37.7 cm; 17 15/16 in x 14 13/16 in
- place made: United States: Florida, Sarasota
- Associated Place: United States: Alabama, Alabama
- ID Number: PG.69.143.01
- accession number: 288844
- catalog number: 69.143.01
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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