28 October 2006

The Barber Shop

Negro barber shop. Atlanta, Georgia.
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer.
CREATED/PUBLISHED 1936 Mar.


Interiors are fascinating. I came across this picture while browsing the
FSA archive of more than 160 000 B/W photographs at the Library of
Congress(see F links) The absence of people, the presence of objects.
It´s a kind of picture that leaves a lot to my imagination. I think of the
people coming here to get a haircut, I think of the barbers, the flow
of human life.

1 comment:

F said...

Excellent choice, Urbano. Evans is a true inspiration. Makes me think of the contemporary scenery and how little attention it gets, at least in my case.
- Abeku