Untitled

Max Heldman

About 1950

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This image is created with black ink on paper. Its background is dominated by a tall group of six buildings in downtown Birmingham, including a group of four buildings that comprise the “Heaviest Corner on Earth” and the City Federal Building, which is only seen as a small segment behind the Heaviest Corner. In the foreground of the etching are buildings of a smaller scale and through them runs railroad tracks. A street runs beneath the railroad tracks through an underpass, and a number of people walk on the street.
Untitled, Will Crawford, pen and ink on paper
This image is created with black ink on ecru paper. The etching was created with a heavily inked plate, and portions of the image are very dark. It represents a street corner with pedestrian groups and vehicles scattered throughout the foreground and middle ground. To the right of the street are Four buildings. Closest to the right edge is a low building with three windows with three vehicles in front. Next to that building is a large building with two towers and a domed roof in the center. Behind that building are two additional three story buildings. The sky is swirled with lines, and two indistinct buildings also rise in the distant background at the end of the street.
Maine Pump, Walker Evans, gelatin silver print