Minnie Evans (1892 - 1987)
1892-12-12Pender County, USA1987-12-16Wilmington, USAUSA
Minnie Evans
Minnie Eva Evans was an African American artist who worked in the United States from the 1940s to the 1980s. Evans used different types of media in her work such as oils and graphite, but started with using wax and crayon. She was inspired to start drawing due to visions and dreams that she had all throughout her life, starting when she was a young girl. She is known as a southern folk artist and outsider artist as well as a surrealist and visionary artist.
Date and place of birt: | 12 december 1892, Pender County, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 16 december 1987, Wilmington, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Painter |
Art style: | Primitivism, Folk Art, Naïve art, African-American Art |