February 3, 2009
Walker Evans Postcard Collection
An exhibit of the photographer Walker Evans’ collection of 9,000 postcards is on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Met acquired all of Evans’ postcards in 1994 along with all of his papers and negatives. The exhibit features primarily those produced before World War II, before postcards were made from original full-color photographs.
In the first room, patrons come face-to-face with 360 tightly arranged postcards of buildings, monuments and streetscapes from nearly every state. They’re grouped alphabetically; some even sparkle with glitter. New York is represented by the most cards, with scenes from every borough of New York City, where Evans lived most of his life.
The rest of the exhibition is arranged by subject, following Evans’ own methodical system of categories: Street Scenes, Summer Hotels, Fancy Architecture, Railroad Stations, Monuments, Beach Scenes, Bridges, Trains and Curiosities.
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I love that red metal stand. I want it.