{"title":"Lucile Evans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-29\"\u003eLucile Evans (1894–1993) was an accomplished American \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-29\"\u003epainter and printmaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-29\"\u003e who maintained a significant connection to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-29\"\u003eWashington, D.C.,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-29 citation-end-29\"\u003e art community for many years.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-28 citation-end-28\"\u003eShe began her career in California, studying at the Otis Art Institute and Chouinard Art Institute, and exhibited there alongside prominent European artists like Paul Klee.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-27 citation-end-27\"\u003eAfter relocating to the East Coast, Evans became a recognizable figure in D.C., where she was a part of the Washington Workshop Center for the Arts and had multiple solo exhibitions in local galleries.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-26\"\u003eHer work was featured and won awards in three exhibitions at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-26\"\u003eCorcoran Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-26\"\u003e and is held in the permanent collections of major D.C. institutions, including the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-26\"\u003eNational Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-26\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-26\"\u003eThe Phillips Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-26\"\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-26\"\u003eHoward University Art Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-26 citation-end-26\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Though she was not specifically named as part of the core group of the Washington Color School, her active exhibition record and presence in the city’s institutions show her extensive contribution to the D.C. art scene.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.oldtownfineart.com\/collections\/lucile-evans.oembed","provider":"Old Town Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}