entry in "Who Was Who" (from "Who's Who" 1914)
| Name: | Evans, Bernard Walter |
| Awards: | RI 1887; RBA 1880 |
| Positions: | Landscape Painter |
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Born Birmingham, 26 December 1843; 2nd son of late Walter Evans, who was associated with Pugin in the revival of mediaeval architecture; a cousin of George Eliot; married 1870, Marian (died 1902), daughter of late Samuel Hollyer. |
| Work:
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Studied painting from 7 years of age under Samuel Lines of Birmingham; studied under late Edward Watson; 1865 came to London at age 21; exhibited regularly at Royal Academy from 1870 until his election to Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours; selected to represent English art in the Paris Exhibition; also St. Louis, 1903-1904; originated City of London Society of Artists; has pictures in the permanent collection at South Kensington, the Sydney Art Gallery, and the Melbourne Art Gallery; also in Cartwright Hall, Bradford. |
| Recreations: | Smoking |
| Clubs: | Savage |
| Death: | Died 26 February 1922 |