Nellie’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Nellie V. Walker Collection
Nellie Verne Walker (1874-1973)

Portrait of Girolamo Ruscelli
Niccolò Nelli Italian, c. 1530-1575/85

Alabama Cotton Tenant Farmer's Wife
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Tight-Rope Walker
Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)

Keys to the Coop
Kara Walker American, born 1969

Fun to Run (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Estelle Laverne (American, 1915–1998) Produced by Laverne Originals (1934–1948) United States, New York, New York City

Penny Picture Display, Savannah
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Negro Barber Shop Interior, Atlanta
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

A Child's Grave, Hale County, Alabama
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Graveyard, Houses, and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

2033 Prairie Avenue, Chicago
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Coal Miner's House, Scott's Run, West Virginia
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

"Joe's Auto Graveyard", Pennsylvania
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Fable of Belonging
Kara Walker American, born 1969

Walker Warehouse
Aaron Siskind American, 1903–1991

Lunch Wagon Detail, New York
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Girl in Fulton Street, New York
Walker Evans American, 1903-1975

Citizen in Downtown Havana, Cuba
Walker Evans American, 1903-1975

Factory Street in Amsterdam, New York
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Tightrope Walker
Paul Klee German, born Switzerland 1879-1940