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Roadside sandwich shop. Ponchatoula, Louisiana

  • $85.00

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Add Custom Frame

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

Add Custom Frame

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

Add Custom Frame

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

From mid 1935 to early 1937, Evans worked for the historical unit of the Farm Security Administration to create a photographic survey of rural America during the Great Depression. Best known for his captivating large format images of the American vernacular, Evans produced an image that ignites a longing for traditional, rustic Americana, and the perfectly imperfect. In Roadside sandwich shop. Ponchatoula, Louisiana we see the once ubiquitous foodstand that used to dominate American highways, where purveyors of local produce and odds and ends would set up shop. In the earlier part of the 1900s, Ponchatoula was one of just two ways to get to New Orleans by land, earning the nickname “Gateway to New Orleans”. Prime real estate for roadside refreshments. Nearly a century later, Evans' iconic image remains a wanderlust-inducing window into road trips of yesteryear.

In the spirit of savoring these last few weeks of summer, we’re strapping in for a good old fashioned road trip ℅ American photographer Walker Evans. First stop: SNACKS. Shot in 1936, Roadside sandwich shop. Ponchatoula, Louisiana encapsulates the #1 principle of a primo pitstop: variety. This shop’s got it all ... More on the blog!

+ Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
+ Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper unless noted
+ Handcrafted custom-framing is available

Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.

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Edition Structure:
8"x10" | edition of 10
11"x14" | edition of 150
16"x20" | edition of 50
20"x24" | edition of 10