Minnie Evans
1892–1987
Introduction
Minnie Eva Evans (December 12, 1892 – December 16, 1987) was an African-American artist who worked in the United States from the 1940s to the 1980s. Evans used different types of media in her work such as oils and graphite, but started with using wax and crayon. She was inspired to start drawing due to visions and dreams that she had all throughout her life, starting when she was a young girl. She is known as a southern folk artist and outsider artist, as well as a surrealist and visionary artist.
Wikidata identifier
Q15462261
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Roles
Artist, naive artist, painter
ULAN identifier
500081017
Names
Minnie Evans, Minnie Eva Jones Evans
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed July 22, 2025.
