Lost World, the: The Art of Minnie Evans
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Author: Evans, Minnie
This publication reprises Minnie Evans' interest in biblical and ancient civilisations while foregrounding the spiritual and historical circumstances of her extraordinary life. Evans produced a large body of work ranging from abstract to representational styles. More than 100 of her artworks are presented in a range of contexts, from the extrasensory experiences of her visions to the double-edged realities of her life in the Jim Crow South.American artist Minnie Evans (1892–1987) once said her drawings of harmoniously intertwined human, botanical and animal forms came from visions of “the lost world,” or nations destroyed by the Great Flood as described in the Book of Genesis. When she turned 56, she transitioned from decades of employment as a domestic worker to collecting admissions at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina. She made art during idle moments and hung it on and near the Gardens’ wrought-iron gate. Selling or giving away her drawings to visitors led to a wider reputation and eventually the aforementioned 1966 exhibition, 'The Lost World of Minnie Evans'.
ISBN 9781636812199. DelMonico Books. hb. 192 pages. 157 colour, 17 b/w ills. 27.3 x 24.8 cm.
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This publication reprises Minnie Evans' interest in biblical and ancient civilisations while foregrounding the spiritual and historical circumstances of her extraordinary life. Evans produced a large body of work ranging from abstract to representational styles. More than 100 of her artworks are presented in a range of contexts, from the extrasensory experiences of her visions to the double-edged realities of her life in the Jim Crow South.American artist Minnie Evans (1892–1987) once said her drawings of harmoniously intertwined human, botanical and animal forms came from visions of “the lost world,” or nations destroyed by the Great Flood as described in the Book of Genesis. When she turned 56, she transitioned from decades of employment as a domestic worker to collecting admissions at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina. She made art during idle moments and hung it on and near the Gardens’ wrought-iron gate. Selling or giving away her drawings to visitors led to a wider reputation and eventually the aforementioned 1966 exhibition, 'The Lost World of Minnie Evans'.
ISBN 9781636812199. DelMonico Books. hb. 192 pages. 157 colour, 17 b/w ills. 27.3 x 24.8 cm.
available