"Dr. Walter O. Evans first purchased a portfolio of prints by Jacob Lawrence in the late 1970s. Now, more than 20 years after acquiring his first piece of fine art, Dr. Evans owns a phenomenal collection that ranges from choice works by the expatriate artists Mary Edmonia Lewis and Henry Ossawa Tanner to noteworthy pieces by the celebrated innovators Charles White, Richard Hunt, and Archibald J. Motley, Jr. "The Evans Collection" also co ..."
"Highlights African American artists represented at The Art Institute of Chicago. Provides an overview of concerns surrounding race in art, celebrates the achievements of a number of artists, and provides a multifaceted view of American art and culture, with four essays and a stunning portfolio of 29 images illustrated in color, with brief entries examining individual works. Distributed by the University of Washington Press. Lacks a subj ..."
"Dr. Walter O. Evans first purchased a portfolio of prints by Jacob Lawrence in the late 1970s. Now, more than 20 years after acquiring his first piece of fine art, Dr. Evans owns a phenomenal collection that ranges from choice works by the expatriate artists Mary Edmonia Lewis and Henry Ossawa Tanner to noteworthy pieces by the celebrated innovators Charles White, Richard Hunt, and Archibald J. Motley, Jr. "The Evans Collection" also co ..."
"Archibald Motley (1891-1981) was one of the most important figures associated with the Harlem Renaissance and is best known as both a master colorist and a radical interpreter of urban culture. Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist is the first full-scale survey of his paintings in two decades. The exhibition offers an unprecedented opportunity to carefully examine Motley's dynamic depictions of modern life in his home town, Chicago, as ..."
Jefferson Pinder Onyx Odyssey. November 8, 2015 - January 24, 2016. Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL. [Exhibition catalogue]. [Limited edition]. by Jefferson Pinder, Kate Lorenz, Dawoud Bey, AmyMooney Paperback, Published 2016 by Chicago, Il: Hyde Park Art Center. ISBN-13: 978-0-9778084-4-1, ISBN: 0-9778084-4-0
Child of the Fire(Illustrated) Mary Edmonia Lewis and the Problem of Art History’s Black and Indian Subject by Kirsten Pai Buick , Kristen Buick Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2010 by Duke University Press Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-4266-3, ISBN: 0-8223-4266-9