"I think it is one of the first conceptual art projects that I’m aware of."
Curator Jeff Rosenheim on a series of photographs by Walker Evans of New York City subway passengers.
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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world. Each episode is interpreted by a Museum photographer.
Photography by Oi-Cheong Lee
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Curator Jeff Rosenheim on a series of photographs by Walker Evans of New York City subway passengers.
Explore this object:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/259975
Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world. Each episode is interpreted by a Museum photographer.
Photography by Oi-Cheong Lee
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