Jane Ninas

Untitled, (Jane Ninas) by Walker Evans

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]

References

1. "Jane Smith Ninas Evans Sargent". AskArt. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
2. "Index of Women Artists". The Johnson Collection, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
3. 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.
4. "Federal Art Project | Entries |". KnowLA. Encyclopedia of Louisiana. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
5. "Jane Ninas". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
6. "Fishing Shack in the Rigolets, artist Jane Smith Ninas". Edward Branley - The NOLA History Guy. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
7. "Untitled, (Jane Ninas)". 64 Parishes. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
8. "Walker Evans | [Five 35mm Film Frames: Jane Ninas]". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
9. "Walker Evans | [9 Portraits of Jane Smith Evans]". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
10. "Walker Evans | [Jane Smith Evans]". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 19 May 2023.