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A Biography of De Scott Evans

De Scott Evans, painter, was born in Boston, Wayne county, Ind., March 28, 1847. He attended Miami university, 1863-65; studied art by himself and opened a studio at Cleveland, Ohio, where he painted portraits, 1874-77. He studied in Paris under Bougereau, 1877-78, and on his return to the United States became an instructor and co-director in the Academy of fine arts at Cleveland. He was a painter of genre pictures and portraits, and became especially successful as a painter of draperies. Among his genre pictures are: The First Showfall, Grandma's Visit, Day Before the Wedding, and The flirtation. He exhibited in the National academy in New York city The Answer (1881); Old Clock (1882); Morning (1883); Wading in the Brook (1883); Birthday Card (1884); Fun at the Studio (1884); After the Pose (1885); Love Letter (1886), and Christmas Morning (1886). He also painted a group of the Garfield family entitled Winter Evening at Lawnfield, placed in the reception room of the Garfield monument at Cleveland.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor