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Work/Cited Episode 3: Starting from Scratch with the Photography of Walker Evans

Work/Cited is a new program series that showcases the latest scholarship supported by the rich collections of The New York Public Library with a behind-the-scenes look at how the finished product was inspired, researched, and created.

photo of Svetlana Alpersa alongside book cover

In this episode, NYPL's Joshua Chuang and renowned art historian Svetlana Alpers, author of the recently published Walker Evans: Starting from Scratch, will discuss how the great American artist came to develop his eye, as well as the influential encounters Evans had as a young artist at the NYPL.

Episode Recording and Transcript

Work/Cited Episode 3: Starting from Scratch with the Photography of Walker Evans from The New York Public Library on Vimeo.

A transcript of this event is available here.

Episode References and Additional Resources

About the Work/Cited Series

Episodes of Work/Cited air monthly via Zoom. View our scheduled events on the NYPL calendar, and sign up NYPL's Research Newsletter to hear about future programs as they are announced.   And if you miss an episode, check the NYPL blog, where videos and links to related resources will be posted shortly afterward.