I lean toward the enchantment, the visual power, of the aesthetically rejected subject.

Walker Evans

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Topic

The wretched of the earth Observation Beauty

Speaker

Walker Evans

Source

Image Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1974 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Photographer Artist

From

United States

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Citation

Evans, Walker. Interviewed by Yale Alumni Magazine. 1974.

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Was ever book containing such vile matter
So fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell
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Author

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Genre
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Statement Type
Question Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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