Fine Art Photograph - Elizabeth and Ida Ruth Tengle – Hale County, Alabama (1936)

📸 Fine Art Photography – Walker Evans Elizabeth and Ida Ruth Tengle – Hale County, Alabama (1936) 🖤 Black & White – Glossy Finish – Premium 270g/m² Paper 📐 Size: 20.5 X 30.5 cm 🎞️ A powerful testament to rural America during the Great Depression This rare image, captured in 1936 by Walker Evans, a major figure in American documentary photography, shows two young girls, Elizabeth and Ida Ruth Tengle, in Hale County, Alabama. Their gazes are fixed on the camera, imbued with a moving humanity and a quiet gravity. Commissioned as part of the Farm Security Administration program, this photograph is part of a social documentation project designed to raise public awareness about the living conditions of sharecroppers in the American South. It is also a work of art in its own right, with a formal rigor and a frontal style that has become Evans' signature. ✨ Print characteristics ✔️ Faithful reproduction of a photographic masterpiece ✔️ High-end professional paper – 270g/m² ✔️ Glossy finish: superb sharpness, deep blacks ✔️ Dimensions: 20.5 X 30.5 cm – Ideal format for framing ✔️ Brand new – Perfect condition – Carefully shipped in a rigid cardboard sleeve 🖋️ About Walker Evans Walker Evans (1903-1975) revolutionized American photography by raising it to the rank of documentary art. Trained in literature in Paris, inspired by Atget, he developed a sober and frontal style, capturing without artifice the daily life of anonymous people. His work profoundly influenced Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, and William Klein. His cult book, "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, " co-authored with James Agee, has become a landmark in American social and visual history. 🎁 A unique print for collectors, history buffs, or photography enthusiasts 📦 Fast and secure delivery – Tracked shipping.