Race: I. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

Description

The son of the noted English photographer Frederick H. Evans (one of whose pictures also hangs in this gallery), Evan Evans followed his father into photography. Edwards purchased six of his photographs in 1965, all made at the Road America racecourse in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the previous year. With close-ups of cars and drivers against a darkly receding background, the images imply motion and speed and would have appealed to the curator, who also admired Danny Lyon’s bike riders and Robert Riger’s racehorses (on view in this gallery as well). This photograph shows Bud Gates driving a Genie Mk.8 Chevrolet; he came in 17th in the race.

Race: I. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

Evan Evans

1964, printed 1964/65

Accession Number

22943

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 21.2 × 24.1 cm (8 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Paper/mount: 35.3 × 27.6 cm (13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

Classification

gelatin silver (developing-out-paper) pr

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. James Ward Thorne