Evans, Henry Herman, 1918-1990

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Henry Evans was born in Superior, Wisconsin in 1918. He came to San Francisco and opened the Porpoise Bookshop in 1944. Evans subsequently acquired an 1852 Washington hand press on which he printed books and pamphlets. In 1958 he began printing linoleum block botanical prints on the same press, for which he gained worldwide renown. Evans passed away in 1990.

From the description of Henry Evans memorabilia, 1962-1971. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 224492374

Role Title Holding Repository
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associatedWith Adams, Tate. person
associatedWith Brown University. Library (Providence, Rhode Island). corporateBody
associatedWith Carpenter, Kenneth. person
associatedWith Duffy, Philip George, person
associatedWith Evans, Francis Monet Carter. person
associatedWith Everson, William, 1912-1994. person
associatedWith Freedman, Ted person
associatedWith Grabhorn Press. corporateBody
associatedWith McHugh, Vincent, 1904- person
associatedWith Padgette, Paul. person
associatedWith Peregrine Press. corporateBody
associatedWith Peregrine Press, San Francisco. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
California
Subject
Botanical illustration
Drawings
Linoleum prints
Poetry
Printers
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Birth 1918-05-16

Death 1990-03-30

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