Walker Evans' photographs that inspired The Tender Land were intended to document what?
The Tender Land:  Copland was inspired to write this opera after viewing the Depression-era photographs of Walker Evans and reading James Agee's "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men". Walker Evans: Walker Evans (November 3, 1903 – April 10, 1975) was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) documenting the effects of the Great Depression.
effects of the Great Depression