Jane Ninas

Jane Smith Ninas Evans Sargeant (1913–2005)[1][2] was an American painter. She was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.[1] She studied art at Newcomb College in New Orleans.[3] She worked for the Federal Art Project in Louisiana, which was part of the New Deal.[3][4] Her work was included in the 1936 exhibition New Horizons in American Art (as Jane Ninas) at the Museum of Modern Art.[5] She was married several times including marriage to the painter Paul Ninas[6][7][8] and the photographer Walker Evans.[3][8][9][10] Evans' created several series of portraits of her, including Untitled, (Jane Ninas) (1935),[11] Five 35mm Film Frames: Jane Ninas (1941),[12] 9 Portraits of Jane Smith Evans (1952),[13] and Jane Smith Evans (1953).[14]

In 1991 The Historic New Orleans Collection held an exhibition Walker Evans and Jane Ninas in New Orleans, 1935-1936 which included her paintings and his photographs.[3][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory of Southern Women Artists - A Dynamic Index Honoring Female Creators". The Johnson Collection. Archived from the original on 30 October 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Artist Biography & Facts: Jane Smith Ninas Evans Sargent". AskArt. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Hoffman, Louise C. (Winter 1991). "Walker Evans and Jane Ninas in New Orleans, 1935-1936" (PDF). The Historic New Orleans Collection Newsletter. IX (1): 1-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ^ Megraw, Richard (21 January 2014) [10 January 2011]. "Federal Art Project (19351–943)". KnowLA. Encyclopedia of Louisiana. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Artists: Jane Ninas". Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b Rosenheim, Jeff L. (1991). Walker Evans and Jane Ninas in New Orleans, 1935-1936. Photographs by Walker Evans. Paintings and drawings by Jane Ninas. The Historic New Orleans Collection. ISBN 9780917860317. OCLC 23925303.
  7. ^ a b "Walker Evans and Jane Ninas in New Orleans 1935-1936". Photo-Eye Bookstore. Archived from the original on 2 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026. Walker Evans met his first wife, Jane Smith Ninas, in New Orleans in 1935.
  8. ^ a b Branley, Edward (5 November 2017). "Fishing Shack in the Rigolets, artist Jane Smith Ninas". The NOLA History Guy. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  9. ^ Pearson, Michael (4 July 1999). "Books: Reviews and Commentary Images of Evans Posthumous biography gives insight into photographer, but broader picture missing". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. pp. K.10. ProQuest 247163989. ...his [Evans] first marriage to the artist Jane Ninas.
  10. ^ Lownsborough, John (9 October 1999). "Chilly scenes of Walker Evans This biography makes it clear that Evans's Depression-era photography marked a shift from aestheticism to a head-on look at the realities of American life". The Globe and Mail. pp. D.11. ProQuest 384399981. Evans's marriage to the artist Jane Ninas in 1941...
  11. ^ "Untitled, (Jane Ninas)". 64 Parishes. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  12. ^ "[Five 35mm Film Frames: Jane Ninas] by Walker Evans". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  13. ^ "[9 Portraits of Jane Smith Evans] by Walker Evans". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  14. ^ "[Jane Smith Evans] by Walker Evans". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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