The Eye of God
Artist
Minnie Evans
American, 1892–1987
DateMay 31, 1962
MediumColored pencil on paper
Dimensions11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. McCollough and the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object number87.4
On View
Not on viewThe Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, NC (January 30, 1983).
Nina Howell Starr, Conversations with Minnie Evans, transcribed from Taped Interviews, 1960's-1973.
Michael McFee, "The Gospel According to Minnie Evans," in The Store of Joys, Huston Paschal, ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1997), 118-19, color detail 118.
Heather Ross Miller, "Carmen Miranda in the Twinkling of an Eye," in The Store of Joys, Huston Paschal, ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1997), 114-17, color illus. 114. Reprinted in North Carolina Literary Review no. 6 (Greenville: East Carolina University, 1997), 93-96, illus. (color) 95.
Max Halperen, "Painter of dreams," Raleigh: The News and Observer, What's Up insert (February 28, 2003), briefly discussed 38.
The Dream World of Minnie Evans (exhibition catalogue) (Durham: North Carolina Central University Art Museum, 2003), cat. no. 17, illus. (color) 35.
Regina N. Bradley, "Taking up Space," Southern Cultures 30, no. 2 (Summer 2024), illus. (color) 115.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, Changing Selections Gallery, "Recent Acquisitions: The Rainbow Colors of Minnie Evans," February 2-May 22, 1988.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Education Gallery, "Kaleidoscope: Pattern in Art," September 15, 1988-June 25, 1989.
Greenville, NC, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, "The Dream Realm of Minnie Evans," May 13-August 6, 1993, cat. p. 18, illus. (color) fig. no. 77.
Durham, NC, North Carolina Central University Art Museum, "The Dream World of Minnie Evans," February 16-April 18, 2003, cat. no. 17, illus. (color).
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art,"The Harriet Jacobs Project," March 18-March 25, 2024.
Object Rights Statement
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) makes images of its collection available online to support research and scholarship and to inform and educate the public. Certain works of art, as well as the photographs of those works of art, may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not owned by the NCMA. The responsibility for ascertaining whether any such rights exist and for obtaining all other necessary permissions remains with the applicant. To request images and/or permissions from the NCMA, please complete our online request form.
