Lucile Evans papers, 1931-1973

Collection Information

Size: 0.2 Linear feet

Summary: The scattered papers of painter and printmaker Lucile Evans measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1931 to 1973. Found are biographical material, correspondence, printed material, and a file regarding the Washington Workshop Center for the Arts. Some material concerns Evans's daughter, painter Barbara Ferrell-Hero.

Biographical/Historical Note

Washington, D.C. painter, printmaker, and educator Lucile Evans (1894-1993) was one of the first abstract painters active in Washington.

Provenance

Lucile Evans donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1978.

Language Note

English .

Funding Note

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.