Interior, Peter Sekaer, 1938 - 1940
gelatin silver print, h 182mm × w 241mm More details
Sekaer here presents a precise and businesslike portrait of two men in their squalid little room in Nashville. The details speak volumes: before the peeling wall is a gramophone on which the blues will have sounded wonderful, even there. The Dane Sekaer was the assistant of Walker Evans, one of the truly great American photographers. He always remained in the master’s shadow, unjustly so judging from this powerful portrait.
