Evans, William T |
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role
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Collector Patron |
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dates
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1843-1918 |
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city
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Montclair |
| state | NJ | | other cities | Dublin, Ireland; Scotch Plains, NJ; New York, NY; Jersey City, NJ; |
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sex
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historical notes
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William T. Evans was a dry-goods merchant, art collector, and patron. He gave work from his collection to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Montclair Museum.
He was a member of the Society of Art collectors. For their 1904 exhibition, he lent work by, among others, George H. Bogert, William Gedney Bunce, Charles H. Davis, Wyatt Eaton, William Morris Hunt, Winslow Homer, George Inness, John La Farge, Homer D. Martin, Alexander H. Wyant, and John H. Twachtman. According to his New York Times obituary, he also owned work by Childe Hassam, J. Alden Weir, Lillian Genth, and Ballard Williams.
According to the American Art Annual, Mr. Evans received visitors interested in art to his collection on Sundays from November 1st - May 1st, between the hours of 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. (Volume 1, 1899, pg. 232).
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decades
of activity | 1880-1890
1890-1900
1900-1910
1910-1920
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Archives/Repository |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
William T. Evans letters, 1842-1969. |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Stephanie Koziski papers relating to William T. Evans, [ca. 1880]-1978 |
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The Museum of Modern Art
Library and Archives |
Artist file: Evans, William T; miscellaneous uncataloged material. |
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Prints and Photographs Study Room (308)
Humanities and Social Sciences Library |
Print Collection portrait file. / E / William T. Evans. |
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Frick Art Research Library and Brooklyn Museum
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American paintings from the collection of William T. Evans, Esq [electronic resource]. |
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Frick Art Research Library and Brooklyn Museum
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Paintings by American artists from the collection of William T. Evans, Esq. [electronic resource]. |
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University of Texas, Austin
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center |
James F. Drake, Inc. Collection of Autograph Letters and Autographs ca. 1678-1930. |
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