Share Croppers Family, Hale County, Alabama, Walker Evans; Evans Estate

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Walker Evans, photographer
1903–1975
Evans Estate, artist
Share Croppers Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 19 x 24 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 7 1/2 x 9 7/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 16 x 20 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 1987.0114
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Exhibition Label: "The Family in Photography," Dec-1997, Stefanie Vigil In the 1930s the idealized image of the family was used by the government to rally support for social programs. The family was depicted as a strong, indestructible unit that could withstand any hardship and as a part of our society that was worth protecting at any cost.

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