Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2018.

Where East Main Street Was, Plaza #1 Building on Corner of Old Main Street and Church Street, February 24, 1966

Artist Carroll H. Walker (American, 1904 - 1990)

CultureAmerican

Date1966

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 5/8 × 9 11/16 in. (19.4 × 24.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 × 9 7/8 in. (20.3 × 25.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Carroll H. Walker

Object number67.40.95

Not on view

DescriptionPhotograph depicting a scene from Norfolk, VA.

Label TextMain Street, July 24, 1960, 1960 Gift of Carroll H. Walker 67.40.153 Main Street, August 21, 1960, 1960 Gift of Carroll H. Walker 67.40.156 right, top to bottom Union Street Looking toward Commercial Place, January 3, 1961, 1961 Gift of Carroll H. Walker 67.40.162 Where East Main Street Was, Plaza #1 Building on Corner of Old Main Street and Church Street, February 24, 1966, 1966 Gift of Carroll H. Walker 67.40.95 The photographer Carroll Herbert Walker, Sr. (1904–1990), had an eye for both the dramatic and the subtle changes brought about by the redevelopment of downtown Norfolk. Born in Baltimore, Walker was raised in Norfolk’s Brambleton neighborhood, just east of downtown. Interested in art from an early age, Walker studied painting and book illustration at the New York School of Industrial Arts before the Depression drove him to seek other work. He became a sales representative for the Norfolk & Western Railroad, where he worked for 38 years. As a photographer and avid photography collector, Walker focused on the built and natural environment of Hampton Roads, publishing multiple books about the region that combined historical images with his own contemporary photographs. The works in this exhibition come from a substantial collection given to the Chrysler Museum by the artist in the late 1960s. Another archive of Walker’s work can be studied at the Norfolk Public Library as part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection.