The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans

Through Jan 10, 2027

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Symmetrical hand-drawn design of colorful birds, flowers, crescent moons, and repeating organic shapes.
Symmetrical hand-drawn design of colorful birds, flowers, crescent moons, and repeating organic shapes.

Minnie Evans, Untitled (Turnaround Picture with Pincher Forms), 1946. Crayon, pencil, and ink of paper, 11 1/2 × 9 in. (29.21 × 22.86 cm). Collection of John Jerit. © The Estate of Minnie Evans

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Evans llamó a estas obras sus "imágenes volteables". Organizadas simétricamente a lo largo de los ejes horizontal y vertical, estas imágenes se pueden colgar y observar desde múltiples orientaciones.

Symmetrical colorful floral and feather pattern drawn with pencils on aged paper.
Symmetrical colorful floral and feather pattern drawn with pencils on aged paper.

Minnie Evans, Untitled (Turnaround Picture with Feathered Forms), 1940s–1950s. Crayon and pencil on paper, 12 × 8 3/4 in. (30.5 × 22.2 cm). Collection of Christian Daniel. © The Estate of Minnie Evans

Untitled (Turnaround Picture with Feathered Forms), 1940s–1950s

Bright hand-drawn symmetrical floral pattern with green, red, and yellow shapes on brown paper.
Bright hand-drawn symmetrical floral pattern with green, red, and yellow shapes on brown paper.

Minnie Evans, Untitled, 1946. Ink and crayon on paper, 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.9 cm). Collection of Wendy Williams, New York. © The Estate of Minnie Evans. Photograph by Christopher Burke

Untitled, 1946

Bright symmetrical abstract butterfly-like design with colorful wing patterns and green leaf motifs.
Bright symmetrical abstract butterfly-like design with colorful wing patterns and green leaf motifs.

Minnie Evans, Untitled (Turnaround Picture with Floral Forms), 1948. Crayon and ink on paper, 12 × 9 in. (30.34 × 22.86 cm). Collection of Nathan Kernan. © The Estate of Minnie Evans. Photograph by Paul Takeuchi

Untitled (Turnaround Picture with Floral Forms), 1948

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