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Dulah Marie Evans Krehbiel
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Photograph about 1908
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Dulah Marie Evans
17 February 1875 |
| Died | 24 July 1951 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | The Art Institute of Chicago, Art Students League of New York, New York School of Art |
| Known for | Painting, printmaking, illustrator, photography |
| Movement | Modernism, Impressionism |
Dulah Marie Evans, later known as Dulah Marie Evans Krehbiel (born February 17, 1875 – died July 24, 1951), was an American artist. She was a talented painter, photographer, printmaker, and illustrator.
Dulah Evans was hired by big companies like the Armour Food Company and the Santa Fe Railroad. They sent her to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her job was to photograph Native American people. She captured their daily lives and special dances.
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Early Life
Dulah Marie Llan Evans was born on February 17, 1875. Her hometown was Oskaloosa, Iowa. Her father, David Evans, was a builder and architect. Her mother was Marie Ogg Evans, who came from Switzerland. Dulah had an older brother and sister, and a younger sibling. Her sister, Mayetta Evans, became a playwright and art dealer in Chicago.
Becoming an Artist
Dulah started her art journey at William Penn University. In 1896, she began studying at The Art Institute of Chicago. She learned from famous teachers like John Vanderpoel. After graduating, she continued her studies in New York City. She attended the Art Students League. There, she won many top awards in illustration classes.
She also studied with Charles Hawthorne in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Later, she learned from William Merritt Chase at the New York School of Art. This helped her learn about American Impressionism. This style uses visible brushstrokes and focuses on light.
Early Career as an Illustrator
Dulah Evans was active during the "Golden Age of Illustration" (1865–1917). This was a time when illustrations in books and magazines became very popular. From 1903 to 1905, Dulah had a studio in the famous Tree Studio building in Chicago. Many other well-known artists worked there too.
She worked as a freelance artist and illustrator. She created beautiful images for magazine covers. Some of these magazines included Harper's Bazaar, Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, and Ladies' Home Journal.
Dulah also took on special projects for companies. The Armour Food Company and the Santa Fe Railroad hired her. These jobs often took her to Santa Fe, New Mexico. She photographed Native American people. She captured their daily routines and traditional dances. Many of these photos later became ideas for her paintings and prints. For example, she made three paintings about The Deer Dance of the Tesuque Indians in 1905.
Marriage and Family Life
In 1906, Dulah married Albert Henry Krehbiel. He was also an artist and had been her classmate at The Art Institute of Chicago. Albert had studied art in Paris, France, and traveled around Europe. When he returned, he became a teacher at the Art Institute.
Dulah helped Albert with his big art projects. He was hired to design and paint eleven wall murals and two ceiling murals. These were for the Illinois Supreme Court Building in Springfield. Dulah helped by designing costumes and doing research. Dulah and Albert often painted together. They even painted the same subjects sometimes. Albert was very proud of Dulah's art career.
From 1910 to 1915, Dulah worked from her "Ridge Crafts Studio." This was in Park Ridge, Illinois, where she and Albert bought a home. Here, she designed and made special cards and folders for all kinds of events. Many of these cards were hand-colored. Dulah's helpers, called the "Ridge Craft Girls," sometimes posed for her and Albert's paintings.
In 1914, Dulah and Albert had their only child, a son named Evans Llan Krehbiel. He was often a model for their paintings. One of Dulah's first paintings of him, called Baby Krehbiel, was featured in the Chicago Daily Herald newspaper in 1915.
Dulah and Albert were part of the Park Ridge Art colony. This group of artists wanted to encourage artistic culture in their community.
Later Career
California and New Mexico
From 1917 to 1920, Dulah spent summers painting in California. She traveled with Albert, Evans, and her sister Mayetta. They often visited the Santa Monica Art colony. Her friend Julia Bracken, another artist, had moved to Los Angeles. Dulah painted many pictures of her son and sister on the beach. These paintings showed the style of California Impressionism. One painting, Santa Monica Bay, was shown at the Arts Club of Chicago in 1923. Dulah was a founding member of this club.
Dulah often returned to Santa Monica. Sometimes, she first spent time at the Art colony of Santa Fe in New Mexico. In 1927, she visited other artists' studios in Santa Fe and Taos. She took photos of their studios and homes. Taos became a famous artist colony in the 1920s and 30s.
In California, Dulah started painting in a more modernist style. Her art became more thoughtful and sometimes had spiritual meanings. She often painted groups of three figures in mountain landscapes. She also created her first etchings (a type of printmaking) about the Southwest in 1927. Her prints were sold in galleries and featured in Chicago newspapers. In 1930, Dulah moved to New York City. She found success selling her artwork there.
Studio Place and Later Years
Dulah returned to her Park Ridge home and studio in 1932. She continued to create her beautiful landscapes. Throughout the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, she showed her art in many exhibitions. She exhibited at the Arts Club of Chicago and The Art Institute of Chicago. She showed her work alongside other famous artists.
Dulah signed her artworks in different ways throughout her career. Sometimes she used Dulah Marie Evans, Dulah Llan Evans, or Dulah Evans Krehbiel. She became known as the "Park Ridge Modernist."
Dulah Marie Evans Krehbiel passed away on July 24, 1951, in Evanston, Illinois. She was 76 years old. One of her impressionistic paintings, Three Ladies at an Open Window, was chosen in 2001 for the permanent collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.
Museum Collections
- National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
Retrospectives
- 1996: Dulah Evans: A Nineteenth-Century Modernist, Sonnenschein Gallery, Durand Art Institute, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL, USA.
- 1999: Capturing Sunlight, Art of the Tree Studios, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
