William Thomas Evans

Copied Jonathan Scott Hartley, William Thomas Evans, modeled 1904, bronze, 20 x 22 1⁄2 x 16 in. (50.8 x 57.1 x 40.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1915.4.3
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Artwork Details

Title
William Thomas Evans
Artist
Date
modeled 1904
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
20 x 22 1⁄2 x 16 in. (50.8 x 57.1 x 40.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of William T. Evans
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Evans, William Thomas — bust
  • Occupation — other — connoisseur
Object Number
1915.4.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1915.4.3

Artwork Description

William Thomas Evans was an Irish immigrant who became the head of a wholesale dry goods company. He is remembered, however, as a collector of American paintings. In the early 1900s he donated a large part of his collection to this museum, at the time called the National Gallery of Art, which later became the National Collection of Fine Arts and is now called the Smithsonian American Art Museum.