Frederick H. Evans: A Man of Catholic Interests
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Authors
West, Alana Annette
Date
2016-02-01
Type
thesis
Language
eng
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Frederick H. Evans , History of Photography , George Bernard Shaw , Arts and Crafts Movement , Aubrey Beardsley , Kelmscott Manor , Aesthetic Movement , William Morris , Landscape , Photography , Pianola , Performance , Biography , Portraiture , George Meredith , Social Connections
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“Frederick H. Evans: A Man of Catholic Interests” considers the ways in which art, literature,
theatre, music, and politics were essential elements in shaping the photographic work of Frederick H.
Evans (British, 1853-1943). Key to this study is the appreciation of the social circles in which Evans
circulated. Evans was connected to important figures that emerged from the Aesthetic movement,
such as craftsman William Morris, illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, and playwright George Bernard
Shaw. Praised for his architectural photography, Evans was much more than an architectural
photographer, and he worked in a variety of genres, including portraiture and landscape. Evans
contributed to the period in which he lived not only through his photographic work, but also
through his writing, publishing, lectures, and involvement in the photographic community.
Chapters focus on various elements of Evans’s life, including his relationship with the written word
as a bookseller, writer, bibliophile, and publisher; his political views and how these were expressed
in his study of Kelmscott Manor, the country home of William Morris; his social connections as
illustrated through his portraiture; different aspects of performance as an important part of his
life, as seen through a series of photographs he made of the cast of Mrs. Warren’s Profession; and
the influence of literature upon his landscape work. While this retrospective consideration cannot
recreate the artwork as it was seen and experienced at the time, this approach can explain how
Evans’s wider interests and social connections were an integral part of his creative process. In many
ways, Evans was a point of convergence and connected people and ideas through his photography.
Therefore, this thesis argues that Evans’s photography responded in meaningful ways to what was
occurring artistically, socially, and politically during the Victorian and Edwardian periods, and in
doing so places his work within a cultural context.
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Thesis (Ph.D, Art History) -- Queen's University, 2016-01-28 17:06:14.753
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