The art of Walker Evans
Fans of iconic photography gathered in Mather House’s Sandra Naddaff and Leigh Hafrey Three Columns Gallery for the Dec. 8 opening of its latest exhibit, a collection of works by legendary photographer Walker Evans. John T. Hill, designer and producer of the exhibition — “Walker Evans: Before and After the FSA” — was a friend and colleague of Evans at Yale, and executor of his estate. Following the opening, Hill discussed the artist’s inspirations and creations in a seminar co-sponsored by the Rethinking Translation seminar of the Mahindra Humanities Center. Hill, who was a friend and colleague of Walker Evans at Yale, is the executor of Evans' estate. Hill, who also was a friend of Mather House Master Christie McDonald’s family, presented Evans’ life through his photographs, chronicling his travels and influences over time. Evans is most closely associated with his starkly elegant photographs of Farm Security Administration (FSA) tenant farmers, but Hill said...