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DeScott Evans
born David Scott Evans (March 28, 1847-July 4, 1898) was an American artist who worked in Indiana, Ohio and New York. He was known for portraits, still lifes, landscapes and other genres.
Born in Boston, Indiana to David S. and Nancy A. (Davenport) Evans. His father was a physician. Evans changed his signature to D. Scott Evans and later to De Scott Evans. He also signed paintings with the names David Scott, S. S. David, and Stanley S. David. He attended Miami University's preparatory school in the 1860s, studying with professor Adrian Beaugureau at Miami and later in Cincinnati. Evans married Alice Josephine Burk in 1872. They had two biological daughters, Mabel and Nancy, and an adopted daughter, Laura.
In 1873, he became head of the art department at Mount Union College and after several terms there, he moved to Cleveland to teach and to paint. From Cleveland, he moved to New York. He died along with 500 other passengers and crew, including his three daughters when the French steamer La Bourgogne was rammed by a sailing ship in July 1898. His wife was not on board and later remarried.
Though he died at sea, there is a cenotaph for Evans and his daughters in the Oxford Cemetery in Oxford, Ohio.
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DeScott Evans
The Connoisseur
The Connoisseur' , 1887, oil on canvas. 109,86 x 60,96 cm. Private Collection
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DeScott Evans
Woman Playing a Mandolin
19th century
Oil on canvas
66.04 x 35.56 cm (26 x 14 in)
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DeScott Evans
Woman Playing a Mandolin
19th century
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 66.04 x 35.56 cm (26 x 14 in)
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DeScott Evans
De Scott Evans: Hanging Apples
1891, oil on canvas. 30,48 x 25,4 cm
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DeScott Evans
The Tack Room
oil on canvas. 60,96 x 50,48 cm.
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DeScott Evans
Arranging Pink Roses
1891(1891)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 66.04 x 35.56 cm (26 x 14 in)
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DeScott Evans
The Tack Room
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 60.96 x 50.48 cm (24 x 19.9 in)
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born David Scott Evans (March 28, 1847-July 4, 1898) was an American artist who worked in Indiana, Ohio and New York. He was known for portraits, still lifes, landscapes and other genres.
Born in Boston, Indiana to David S. and Nancy A. (Davenport) Evans. His father was a physician. Evans changed his signature to D. Scott Evans and later to De Scott Evans. He also signed paintings with the names David Scott, S. S. David, and Stanley S. David. He attended Miami University's preparatory school in the 1860s, studying with professor Adrian Beaugureau at Miami and later in Cincinnati. Evans married Alice Josephine Burk in 1872. They had two biological daughters, Mabel and Nancy, and an adopted daughter, Laura.
In 1873, he became head of the art department at Mount Union College and after several terms there, he moved to Cleveland to teach and to paint. From Cleveland, he moved to New York. He died along with 500 other passengers and crew, including his three daughters when the French steamer La Bourgogne was rammed by a sailing ship in July 1898. His wife was not on board and later remarried.
Though he died at sea, there is a cenotaph for Evans and his daughters in the Oxford Cemetery in Oxford, Ohio.
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