Walker Evans: Cuba
Category: Books,History,Americas
Walker Evans: Cuba Details
Review “Evans’s pictures are lyrical observations of Havana’s streets and people.”—The New York Times Book Review“A beautiful and essential publication for those interested in Walker Evans, and an alluring and fascinating book for anyone interested in Cuba.”—Black & White Magazine "A vivid glimpse of Cuba in the early twentieth century."—British Bulletin of Publications“A gorgeous portfolio of images.”—The Wall Street Journal Read more About the Author Andrei Codrescu is a poet, novelist, essayist, and commentator for National Public Radio. He is the author of Ay, Cuba! (Picador, 1999) and the founder of Exquisite Corpse: A Journal of Letters and Life. Judith Keller is senior curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum and author of Walker Evans: The Getty Museum Collection (Getty Publications, 1995). Read more
Reviews
These are good photos. Evan's is better known for his work for the FSA. These photos of Cuba show another aspect to his eye. Well worth picking up, it belongs on any photographer's bookshelf.