Activity 1

View the image by Walker Evans on this page and describe what you can actually see (objective analysis) and what you think the image is about (subjective analysis).

Discuss how effective Walker Evans has been in using a landscape image to communicate a point of view. Can this photograph be considered as Art? Give two reasons to support your answer.

Make sure you include the image in your blog post with credit in the citation. When you analyze the photo, look for deeper meaning beyond the literal description of the Photo.

Photo by: Walker Evans

This image by Walker Evans shows a large cross and what seems to be a graveyard. There are some buildings and telephone wires in the background and mountains in the distance. I think the image is about the tranquility of the afterlife and the busyness of life. The entirety of the picture is a little crowded, but when you focus on just the cross, or just the tombstones there's a sense of peace. Evans effectively uses landscape to communicate a point of view by showing how while life can be chaotic and busy, death is peaceful.