Anyone know this photos name and photographer?

[graham90]

Ive been given this slide as part of a uni module, we have to do a presentation on it but first stage is finding out who took it and what its called...but we're having difficulties anyone on here have any ideas?

 

[jontucker]

Could have been Popeye.... that looks like Olive on the right!

 

[68lbs]

TinEye searched over 1.1382 billion images with no joy

 

[recrudesce]

Vivian Maier ?

http://www.vivianmaier.blogspot.com/

 

[68lbs]

http://www.vivianmaier.blogspot.com/

Nice link

 

[graham90]

Could have been Popeye.... that looks like Olive on the right!

if i get really stuck i can always fall back on that theory!

TinEye searched over 1.1382 billion images with no joy

that cant be good news...thanks for trying though

Vivian Maier ?

http://www.vivianmaier.blogspot.com/

nice link thanks but i think this is quite some time before Vivian Maier

 

[dinorock]

just a quick question who said it was by any one famous? or are you just assuming that?:shrug:

 

[Yv]

A lady called Frances McLaughlin-Gill was a fashion photographer around the period the photo seems to be taken. There is something odd looking about it though....almost fake... could just be the dodgy period props of course

 

[Tbabe]

http://www.masters-of-photography.com/summaries.html

try here

 

[graham90]

thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated. im still pretty clueless so far though to be honest

dinorock, i think they will be pretty well known, the groups who have done their presentations so far seemed to find theirs quite easily...lecturer must have given us the hard one

 

[graham90]

just thought i'd ask again if anyone can help out with this one? we've still had no luck! and the presentations next week. tried everywhere but not been able to find it

 

[dylan36]

Hi There
This photograph was taken by the famous street photographer Walker Evans in Florida in 1941. Its quite a famous one actually. I never seen it online I am afraid, but it is in the book "Bystander: A History of Street Photography" by Colin Westerbeck and Jeol Weyerowitz. Where did you come across it, may I ask?
Stephen

 

[dylan36]

Oh right, Ive just read your post again. You were given it in college. If your college library has no Walker Evans books, or the book I mentioned I can scan for you the text discussing it

 

[RaglanSurf]

Good knowledge dylan36, this place never ceases to amaze me

 

[graham90]

Hi There
This photograph was taken by the famous street photographer Walker Evans in Florida in 1941. Its quite a famous one actually. I never seen it online I am afraid, but it is in the book "Bystander: A History of Street Photography" by Colin Westerbeck and Jeol Weyerowitz. Where did you come across it, may I ask?
Stephen

Oh right, Ive just read your post again. You were given it in college. If your college library has no Walker Evans books, or the book I mentioned I can scan for you the text discussing it

I can't thank you enough Stephen! I've actually borrowed a couple of Walker Evans books from the library in the past but never came across this one. If you could scan it in that would be really helpful, if its not too much hassle cheers again!

Graham

 

[dylan36]

No probs, glad to be a help. There is a typo in my last post by the way. The second authors name is actually Joel Meyerowitz, in case you want to get the book. I'll scan it in in a while for you.

 

[shoshone]

No probs, glad to be a help. There is a typo in my last post by the way. The second authors name is actually Joel Meyerowitz, in case you want to get the book. I'll scan it in in a while for you.

Nice one Dylan, what a helpful star. Maybe you will be mentioned in dispatches
Jamie

 

[dylan36]

dispatches?

 

[dylan36]

Enjoy, hope you can read it. Must quote the title and authors in case I screwed for copyright
From Bystander : A History of Street Photography, by Colin Westerbeck and Joel Meyerowitz, Bullfinch Press

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[graham90]

Thanks so much Stephen youve been a great help