Edgar de Evia
Mexican-born American photographer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edgar Domingo Evia y Joutard, known professionally as Edgar de Evia (July 30, 1910 – February 10, 2003), was a Mexican-born American interiors photographer.
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| Born | Edgar Domingo Evia y Joutard July 30, 1910 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Died | February 10, 2003 (aged 92) New York City, U.S. |
In a career that spanned the 1940s through the 1990s, his photography appeared in magazines and newspapers such as ' House & Garden, Look and The New York Times Magazine and advertising campaigns for Borden Ice Cream and Jell-O.
Careers
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Perspective
Homeopathy research
In 1942, homeopathic physician Guy Beckley Stearns and de Evia contributed an essay called "The New Synthesis", For the Laurie's Domestic Medicine medical guide.[1]
Photography
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In a review of the book, The New York Times stated that "Black and white [photography] is frequently interspersed through the book and serves as a reminder that black and white still has a useful place, even in a world of color, often more convincingly as well. This is pointed up rather persuasively in the portfolio on Edgar de Evia as a 'master of still life' and in the one devoted to the work of Réne Groebli."[2] "Editorial high-key food photography was introduced by Edgar D'Evia in 1953 for the pages of Good Housekeeping."[3]
Melvin Sokolsky, a fashion photographer who has created images for Harpers Bazaar and Vogue, considered Edgar de Evia one of his earliest influences, saying, "I discovered that Edgar was paid $4,000 for a Jell-O ad, and the idea of escaping from my tenement dwelling became an incredible dream and inspiration."[4]
Personalities photographed
De Evia also produced commissioned photographic portraits of individuals, including Polish-American violinist Roman Totenberg[5] and the American fashion designer Ralph Lauren.[6]
Editorial photography
De Evia's work appeared on Applied Photography,[7][8] Architectural Digest,[9] Good Housekeeping,[10] Shaggy Lamb Fashion,[11] and New York Magazine.[12]
Books
Books that have been illustrated with de Evia's photography include:
- The American Annual of Photography, New York: American Photography Book Department, 1953.
- Good Housekeeping Book of Home Decoration by Mary L. Brandt, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1957.
- Picture Cookbook by The Editors of Life, Mary Hamman, Editor, New York, NY: Time, Inc., 1958. Second edition 1959, Third edition 1960.
- The Spacemaker Book by Ellen Liman, Nancy Stahl and Lewis Wilson, New York: Viking Press, 1977.
- Fashion: The Inside Story by Barbaralee Diamonstein, New York: Rizzoli, 1985
- House & Garden's Best in Decoration by the Editors of House & Garden, New York: Condé Nast Books, Random House, 1987. De Evia's photos include the front jacket.
- Glamour's On The Run by Jane Kirby, Glamour Food Editor, New York: Condé Nast Books, Villard Books, 1987. De Evia's photos include the front & back jacket.
- Interior Design by John F. Pile, New York: H.N. Abrams, 1988.
- The Tiffany Gourmet Cookbook by John Loring, New York: Doubleday, 1992.
- House Beautiful Decorating Style by Carol Cooper Garey, Hearst Books, 2005. 1992 edition published by Hearst Communications.
- Victoria On Being a Mother by Victoria Magazine Staff, Hearst Books, 2005. (1st. edition and ©1989)
- Culinary Traditions II: A Taste of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania collected by the Waynesboro Historical Society, Morris Press, 2007.
Commercial photography
De Evia worked for Borden Ice Cream (Lady Borden campaign 1956–1960),[13] Celanese Corporation,[14] Gorham Silver,[15] hats by Mr. John of John-Frederics,[16] Leather Industries of America,[17] Maximilian Furs (1950s, all ads had the credit "DeEvia"), McCall's patterns (all ads had the credit "Photograph by Edgar de Evia").[18]
Gallery
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edgar de Evia.
- The Little Church Around the Corner (The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, NYC)
- A model reads a book in a 1968 de Evia portfolio photograph.
- 1969, a man with a hat in front of the World Trade Center under construction
- A male nude, taken in the 1970s.
- Professional model Dovima, in a 1950s ad.
- Professional model Sunny Harnett taken in the 1950s.
Relationships
In the 1950s, de Evia's companion and business partner was Robert Denning, who worked in his studio and who would become a leading American interior designer and partner in the firm Denning & Fourcade.[19]
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