Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1901
Death 1973
Americans

Biographical notes:

Painter; New York, N.Y.

From the description of Philip Evergood interview, 1959 June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78587895

Painter (New York, N.Y.).

From the description of Philip Evergood interview, 1968 Dec. 3 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84162936

Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Philip Evergood and his wife, Julia Evergood.

From the description of Letters, 1937-1965, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155868180

Evergood was a painter, NYC and Conn; the Strolls, art collectors; Detroit, Mich.

From the description of Letters from Philip Evergood, 1953-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515771

Philip Evergood (1901-1973) was an American Jewish painter, etcher, lithographer, sculptor, illustrator and writer. He attended Eton and Cambridge (his mother was English) and studied art at the Art Students League in New York and at the Académie Julian in Paris. Like many of his contemporaries, Evergood worked on several Works Project Administration (WPA) art projects, including murals in Queens, New York and Jackson, Georgia. He was a member of the Art Students League of New York and the National Institute of Arts and Letters.

From the guide to the Philip Evergood Papers, 1960-1967, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

Philip Evergood (1901-1973) was a painter from New York, N.Y.

From the description of Oral history interview with Philip Evergood, 1968 Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646395866

Painter; New York, N.Y.

Known for his themes of social comment and satire. Served as a W.P.A. muralist. He had over 35 exhibitions, including a retrospective exhibition at the Whitney Museum in 1960.

From the description of Philip Evergood papers, 1910-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515619

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Subjects:

  • Art, Modern
  • Art, American
  • Art, American
  • Jews, American
  • Art
  • Art
  • Art
  • Art
  • Art and state
  • Jewish artists
  • Judaism in art
  • Mural painting and decoration
  • Painters
  • Painters
  • Painters
  • Painting, American
  • Painting, American
  • Painting, Modern
  • Social realism
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Art, American
  • Art
  • Art
  • Art
  • Painters
  • Painters
  • Painting, American

Occupations:

  • Artists
  • Painter

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)

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