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Edwin Evans

Edwin Evans (1860 - 1946) was active/lived in Utah, California.  Edwin Evans is known for Landscape, genre and mural painting, teaching.

Born in 1860, Edwin Evans, like J.T. Harwood, grew up in the small town of Lehi, Utah.  (The town had originally been called Evansville and was founded by Evan's father, David Evans.)  Unlike many Utah artists, Evans did not consider being an artist until he was nearly 30.  While working as a railroad telegrapher, Evans whiled away his time sketching.  One day, Mr. Alonzo E. Hyde from Eureka saw Evans sketching and declared him an artist.  Evans agreed.  With Hyde's support, Evans was soon off to Salt Lake City where he studied for a short time with George Ottinger and Dan Weggeland, two early Utah artists.

In the fall of 1888, Evans, backed by Hyde and his partner John Beck, joined other Utah artists in Paris.  Later, Evans received support from the LDS Church as a member of the French Art Mission, along with John Hafen, J. D. Fairbanks, and Lorus Pratt (J. T. Harwood had gone to Paris earlier, although at this time he was on his way home to m   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5597 characters.]  Artist bio

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