Jane Smith Ninas Evans Sargeant (1913 – 2005)[1] was an American painter. She was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.[2] 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.[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 and the photographer Walker Evans.[6] Evans' created several series of portraits of her, including Untitled, (Jane Ninas) (1935),[7] Five 35mm Film Frames: Jane Ninas (1941), [8] 9 Portraits of Jane Smith Evans (1952),[9] and Jane Smith Evans (1953).[10]
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]
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- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Federal Art Project | Entries |". KnowLA. Encyclopedia of Louisiana. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Jane Ninas". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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- ^ "Untitled, (Jane Ninas)". 64 Parishes. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Walker Evans | [Five 35mm Film Frames: Jane Ninas]". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Walker Evans | [9 Portraits of Jane Smith Evans]". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Walker Evans | [Jane Smith Evans]". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 19 May 2023.