Photo Gallery: Railroad Photography Exhibition
The railroad has been a subject for photographers since the early history of the medium in the mid 19th Century. The Atrium Gallery of Marshall Fine Art Center will host a show of railroad themed photographs by Walker Evans. The Alcove Gallery in Magill Library will host a group show of landscapes in which the railroad is a prominent aspect of the composition.
October 21-December 4, 2011
Walker Evans in Color
Atrium Gallery
Marshall Fine Arts Center
The Railroad in the Landscape
Magill Library
The Alcove Gallery
Walker Evans, Atlantic Coast Line, (detail of logo obscured by shadow) 1956-57, Digital color print, 16x12in, Photograph was commissioned by Fortune Magazine but was not published in the March 1957 story by Evans, Before They Disappear, Purchase July 1, 2011
