Edgar de Evia
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Edgar Domingo Evia y Joutard, known professionally as Edgar de Evia (July 30, 1910 – February 10, 2003), was a Mexican
-born American
photographer.
In a career that spanned the 1940s through the 1990s, his photography appeared in magazines and newspapers such as Town & Country
, House & Garden
, Look
and The New York Times Magazine
and advertising campaigns for Borden Ice Cream, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
, Jell-O
among other corporations.
, Mexico
. His mother was Pauline Joutard
(1890–1957), a French
-born pianist
who performed under the stage name Miirrha Alhambra
. His father was Domingo Fernando Evia y Barbachano (1883–1977), a wealthy landowner who was a member of two families that have been prominent in the politics and culture of Yucatán since the mid 19th century, one of which, the Barbachanos, has been described as "one of the most powerful of Yucatán's oligarchy."
His great-grandfather Don Miguel Barbachano
y Tarrazo (1806–1859) was a five-time governor of Yucatán
and the patriarch of a clan that was instrumental in developing the Mexican resorts of Cozumel
and Playas de Rosarito
in Baja California Norte
and in popularizing the ruins of Chichen Itza
as a tourist attraction. Among his cousins was Manuel Barbachano Ponce
, the Mexican film producer and director.
On 30 June 1912, at the age of two, Evia arrived with his family in New York City
aboard the liner "Progreso". He graduated from The Dalton School
in 1931.
Based on immigration and other official records, it appears that Evia altered his surname to de Evia sometime after 1942, at which time he was using the professional name Edgar D. Evia.
Edgar served as the research assistant to Dr. Guy Beckley Stearns
, a homeopathic physician with whom he wrote and published articles and one book about homeopathy.
For Laurie's Domestic Medicine, a medical guide published in 1942, Stearns and Edgar D. Evia contributed an essay called "The New Synthesis", which was expanded that same year into a book entitled "The Physical Basis of Homeopathy and the New Synthesis". In the New England Journal of Homeopathy (Spring/Summer 2001, Vol. 10, No. 1), Richard Moskowitz, MD, called the Stearns-Evia article "a cutting-edge essay into homeopathic research that prophesied and actually began the development of kinesiology
, made original contributions to radionics
, and dared to sketch out a philosophy of these still esoteric frontiers of homeopathy at a time when such matters were a lot further beyond the pale of respectable science even than they are today."
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 Rene Groebil." "Editorial high-key food photography was introduced by Edgar D'Evia in 1953 for the pages of Good Housekeeping
."
William A. Reedy, editor of Applied Photography, in a 1970 interview for the Eastman Kodak
publication Studio Light/Commercial Camera, wrote that de Evia:
Melvin Sokolsky
, a fashion photographer who has created iconic 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."
In 1968, de Evia founded and served as creative director of a catalogue-photography company that produced photographs for a number of department-store catalogs.
in New York—much of which he leased in the 1950s and 1960s, used as his residence, and often rented out portions of as studios and offices—de Evia was hired, through his agent, David Chimay, to photograph some of the fashion world's top models in assignments for fashion magazines and commercial advertising. The models included:
, who worked in his studio and who would become a leading American interior designer and partner in the firm Denning & Fourcade.
following a broken hip. His ashes were interred in the columbarium of the Little Church Around the Corner
in New York City.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
-born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
photographer.
In a career that spanned the 1940s through the 1990s, his photography appeared in magazines and newspapers such as Town & Country
Town & Country (magazine)
Town & Country, formerly the Home Journal and The National Press, is a monthly American lifestyle magazine. It is the oldest continually published general interest magazine in the United States.-Early history:...
, House & Garden
House & Garden (magazine)
House & Garden was an American shelter magazine published by Condé Nast Publications that focused on interior design, entertaining, and gardening....
, Look
Look (American magazine)
Look was a bi-weekly, general-interest magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa from 1937 to 1971, with more of an emphasis on photographs than articles...
and The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
and advertising campaigns for Borden Ice Cream, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
Owens Corning
Owens Corning Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of fiberglass and related products. It was formed in 1935 as a partnership between two major American glassworks, Corning Glass Works and Owens-Illinois. The company was spun off as a separate entity on November 1, 1938...
, Jell-O
Jell-O
Jell-O is a brand name belonging to U.S.-based Kraft Foods for a number of gelatin desserts, including fruit gels, puddings and no-bake cream pies. The brand's popularity has led to it being used as a generic term for gelatin dessert across the U.S. and Canada....
among other corporations.
Birth and family
De Evia was born in Mérida, YucatánMérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. His mother was Pauline Joutard
Miirrha Alhambra
Pauline Joutard was a French-born pianist who performed under the stage name Miirrha Alhambra.Her sister Flora Joutard and she had studied in Bad Homburg before touring Europe and South America together in the early 1900s...
(1890–1957), a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-born pianist
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
who performed under the stage name Miirrha Alhambra
Miirrha Alhambra
Pauline Joutard was a French-born pianist who performed under the stage name Miirrha Alhambra.Her sister Flora Joutard and she had studied in Bad Homburg before touring Europe and South America together in the early 1900s...
. His father was Domingo Fernando Evia y Barbachano (1883–1977), a wealthy landowner who was a member of two families that have been prominent in the politics and culture of Yucatán since the mid 19th century, one of which, the Barbachanos, has been described as "one of the most powerful of Yucatán's oligarchy."
His great-grandfather Don Miguel Barbachano
Miguel Barbachano
Miguel Barbachano y Tarrazo was a liberal Yucatecan politician, who was 5 times governor of Yucatán between 1841 and 1853....
y Tarrazo (1806–1859) was a five-time governor of Yucatán
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
and the patriarch of a clan that was instrumental in developing the Mexican resorts of Cozumel
Cozumel
Cozumel is an island in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen, and close to the Yucatan Channel. Cozumel is one of the ten municipalities of the state of Quintana Roo...
and Playas de Rosarito
Playas de Rosarito
Rosarito Beach , is a coastal resort city in the Mexican state of Baja California located approximately 35 minutes south of the U.S. border in Rosarito Beach Municipality. Its beaches and dance clubs are a popular destination for young people from the United States during the Memorial Day and Labor...
in Baja California Norte
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
and in popularizing the ruins of Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the Municipality of Tinúm, Yucatán state, present-day Mexico....
as a tourist attraction. Among his cousins was Manuel Barbachano Ponce
Manuel Barbachano Ponce
Manuel Barbachano Ponce was a Mexican film producer, director, screenwriter, novelist and Mayan art collector....
, the Mexican film producer and director.
On 30 June 1912, at the age of two, Evia arrived with his family in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
aboard the liner "Progreso". He graduated from The Dalton School
The Dalton School
The Dalton School, originally called the Children's University School, is a private university-preparatory school on New York City's Upper East Side and a member of both the New York Interschooland the Ivy Preparatory School League...
in 1931.
Based on immigration and other official records, it appears that Evia altered his surname to de Evia sometime after 1942, at which time he was using the professional name Edgar D. Evia.
Homeopathy research
Guy Beckley Stearns
Guy Beckley Stearns, M.D. was an American physician specializing in homeopathy and the developer of autonomic reflex testing in the study of homeopathic preparations. He also was the founder of the Foundation for Homeopathic Research...
, a homeopathic physician with whom he wrote and published articles and one book about homeopathy.
For Laurie's Domestic Medicine, a medical guide published in 1942, Stearns and Edgar D. Evia contributed an essay called "The New Synthesis", which was expanded that same year into a book entitled "The Physical Basis of Homeopathy and the New Synthesis". In the New England Journal of Homeopathy (Spring/Summer 2001, Vol. 10, No. 1), Richard Moskowitz, MD, called the Stearns-Evia article "a cutting-edge essay into homeopathic research that prophesied and actually began the development of kinesiology
Kinesiology
Kinesiology, also known as human kinetics is the scientific study of human movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, mechanical, and psychological mechanisms. Applications of kinesiology to human health include: biomechanics and orthopedics, rehabilitation, such as physical and occupational...
, made original contributions to radionics
Radionics
Radionics is the use of blood, hair, a signature, or other substances unique to the person as a focus to supposedly heal a patient from afar. The concept behind radionics originated in the early 1900s with Albert Abrams , who became a millionaire by leasing radionic machines which he designed...
, and dared to sketch out a philosophy of these still esoteric frontiers of homeopathy at a time when such matters were a lot further beyond the pale of respectable science even than they are today."
Photography
Frequently producing images utilizing soft focus and diffusion, de Evia was dubbed a "master of still life" in the 1957 publication Popular Photography Color Annual. In a review of the book, The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
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 Rene Groebil." "Editorial high-key food photography was introduced by Edgar D'Evia in 1953 for the pages of Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping is a women's magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, health as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good Housekeeping Seal," popularly known as the...
."
William A. Reedy, editor of Applied Photography, in a 1970 interview for the Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
publication Studio Light/Commercial Camera, wrote that de Evia:
"has been a photographic illustrator in New York City for many years. His work has helped sell automobiles, food, drink, furniture and countless other products. To fashion accounts he has been known as a fashion photographerFashion photographyFashion photography is a genre of photography devoted to displaying clothing and other fashion items. Fashion photography is most often conducted for advertisements or fashion magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, or Elle...
, while food people think of him as a specialist in still life. While, in fact, he is a photographer, period. He applies his considerable talent and experience to whatever the problem at hand."
Melvin Sokolsky
Melvin Sokolsky
Melvin Sokolsky is an American photographer and film director.Born in New York City, Sokolsky had no formal training in photography, but started to use his father's box camera at about the age of ten. Always analytical, he started to realize the role that emulsion played as he compared his own...
, a fashion photographer who has created iconic 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."
In 1968, de Evia founded and served as creative director of a catalogue-photography company that produced photographs for a number of department-store catalogs.
Models photographed
Often using the ornate backgrounds of the historic Rhinelander MansionRhinelander Mansion
The Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo Mansion is a French Renaissance revival mansion in New York City. Completed in 1898 it was designed by the architecture firm of Kimball & Thompson and has been more specifically credited to Alexander Mackintosh, a British-born architect who worked for Kimball &...
in New York—much of which he leased in the 1950s and 1960s, used as his residence, and often rented out portions of as studios and offices—de Evia was hired, through his agent, David Chimay, to photograph some of the fashion world's top models in assignments for fashion magazines and commercial advertising. The models included:
- Lisa FonssagrivesLisa FonssagrivesLisa Fonssagrives , born Lisa Birgitta Bernstone was a Swedish fashion model widely credited as the first supermodel.-Biography:...
(photograph posted in Wikimedia CommonsWikimedia CommonsWikimedia Commons is an online repository of free-use images, sound and other media files. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation....
) - DovimaDovimaDorothy Virginia Margaret Juba , later known as Dorothy Horan, and best known as Dovima, was a model during the 1950s....
(photograph posted in Wikimedia CommonsWikimedia CommonsWikimedia Commons is an online repository of free-use images, sound and other media files. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation....
) - WilhelminaWilhelmina CooperWilhelmina Cooper was a model who began with Ford Models and, at the peak of her success, founded her own agency, Wilhelmina Models, in New York City in 1967.-Life:...
(photograph posted in Wikimedia CommonsWikimedia CommonsWikimedia Commons is an online repository of free-use images, sound and other media files. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation....
)
Personalities photographed
De Evia also produced commissioned photographic portraits of individuals well-known in the social, film, music, and theatre worlds, including the following:- Ethel Fogg (Mrs. William Brooks Clift), mother of Montgomery CliftMontgomery CliftEdward Montgomery Clift was an American film and stage actor. The New York Times’ obituary noted his portrayal of "moody, sensitive young men"....
- Erik RhodesErik Rhodes (actor)Erik Rhodes was an American film and Broadway singer and actor. He is best remembered today for appearing in two classic Hollywood musical films with popular dancing team of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, The Gay Divorcee and Top Hat .-Biography:Born Ernest Sharpe at El Reno, Indian Territory,...
, American film and Broadway singer and actor - Nordstrom SistersNordstrom SistersThe Nordstrom Sisters were an American cabaret act which performed internationally from 1931 to 1976.Dagmar Nordstrom the younger of the two sisters was a composer, arranger and the pianist of the duo...
, American sister act, international cabaret singers - Roman TotenbergRoman TotenbergRoman Totenberg is a Polish-American violinist and educator.He is the father of National Public Radio journalist Nina Totenberg...
, Polish-American violinist - Ralph LaurenRalph LaurenRalph Lauren is an American fashion designer and business executive; best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.-Early life:...
, American fashion designer
Editorial photography
The citations given are only a fraction of de Evia's known published work.- Applied Photography: 5 expressions on a new film #12, 1959; Studies in Tone Gradation—the hallmark of excellence #60, 1975
- Town & CountryTown & Country (magazine)Town & Country, formerly the Home Journal and The National Press, is a monthly American lifestyle magazine. It is the oldest continually published general interest magazine in the United States.-Early history:...
- VogueVogue (magazine)Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
- Vogue ParisVogue ParisThe French edition of Vogue magazine, Vogue Paris, is a fashion magazine that has been published since 1920.-1920–1954:The French edition of Vogue was first issued on June 15, 1920. More information about French Vogue in the 1920s is available in Mary E. Davis's book Classic Chic: Music, Fashion,...
: October 1985 – #660; April 1986 – #665; May 1986 – #666, - Architectural DigestArchitectural DigestArchitectural Digest is an American monthly magazine. Its principal subject is interior design, not — as the name of the magazine might suggest — architecture more generally. The magazine is published by Condé Nast Publications and was founded in 1920, by the Knapp family, who sold it in 1993...
January 2000 - GlamourGlamour (magazine)Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
: November 1979; December 1980; January 1983; February 1983; February 1984; May 1984; August 1984; November 1984; December 1984; January 1985; March 1985; June 1985; July 1986; October 1986; November 1986; December 1986; January 1987; February 1987; March 1987; June 1987 - Bride'sBrides (magazine)Brides is an American monthly magazine published by Condé Nast, who purchased the magazine in 1959. As with many similar bridal magazines, it is designed to be an in-depth resource for brides-to-be, with many photographs and articles on wedding dresses, cakes, ceremonies, receptions and honeymoons...
: June/July 1985 December 1985/January 1986 - Good HousekeepingGood HousekeepingGood Housekeeping is a women's magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, health as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good Housekeeping Seal," popularly known as the...
November 1954 - Art and Antiques MagazineArt and Antiques MagazineArt & Antiques is an American arts magazine.-1984 launch:Art & Antiques began with the March, 1984, issue, also called the "Premier Issue." While the magazine disclaimed any connection to a previous publication of the same name, the company had in fact bought the rights from a previous magazine...
: January 1985; May 1985 (home of Theodore RooseveltTheodore RooseveltTheodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
) - House BeautifulHouse BeautifulHouse Beautiful is an interior decorating magazine that focuses on decorating and the domestic arts. First published in 1896, it is currently published by the Hearst Corporation, who purchased it in 1934...
: May 1978; February 1987; September 1987; November 1987; December 1987; January 1988; February 1988; September 1988; October 1988; March 1989; June 1989; July 1989 (cover); April 1990; v.133 1991 (Jan–Jun) - House & GardenHouse & Garden (magazine)House & Garden was an American shelter magazine published by Condé Nast Publications that focused on interior design, entertaining, and gardening....
: August 1977; June 1981; February 1982; March 1982; September 1982; December 1982; January 1983 (home of Jean Vanderbilt); December 1983 (home of Dolly and F. Burrall HoffmanF. Burrall HoffmanFrancis Burrall Hoffman was an American born architect best known for his work with James Deering’s Villa Vizcaya in Miami, Florida.-Biography:...
in Florida) ; January 1984 (home of Mercedes and Francis L. KelloggFrancis L. KelloggFrancis Leonard Kellogg was a diplomat, a special assistant to the Secretary of State during the Nixon and Ford Administrations and a prominent socialite in New York City....
); February 1984 (home of Gloria VanderbiltGloria VanderbiltGloria Laura Vanderbilt is an American artist, author, actress, heiress, and socialite most noted as an early developer of designer blue jeans...
); July 1984 (home of Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss Morris); October 1984 including cover (home of Ralph LaurenRalph LaurenRalph Lauren is an American fashion designer and business executive; best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.-Early life:...
); December 1984 (home of Helen HayesHelen HayesHelen Hayes Brown was an American actress whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theatre" and was one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award...
; March 1985; September 1985; (home of Suzie FrankfurtSuzie FrankfurtSuzie Frankfurt was a prominent American interior decorator.Suzanne was an employee at the advertising agency Young & Rubicam in 1955, where she met her husband, company director Stephen Frankfurt. Stephen also worked as a film title designer...
); November 1985; March 1986 (home of Mr. & Mrs. David T. Johnston); April 1986 (home of Boaz Mazor); August 1986; March 1987 (home of Mrs. F. Burrall HoffmanF. Burrall HoffmanFrancis Burrall Hoffman was an American born architect best known for his work with James Deering’s Villa Vizcaya in Miami, Florida.-Biography:...
); June 1990; March 1991 (home of Robert DenningRobert DenningRobert Denning was an American interior designer whose lush interpretations of French Victorian decor became an emblem of corporate raider tastes in the 1980s.-Early life:...
and Vincent FourcadeVincent FourcadeVincent Gabriel Fourcade was a French interior designer and the business and life partner of Robert Denning...
); March 1991 (home of Lord and Lady Wedgwood) - LifeLife (magazine)Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
: October 8, 1951; June 9, 1952; November 17, 1952; April 6, 1953; July 20, 1953; September 21, 1953 - Home: February 1989
- Maison & Jardin: April 1983; December/January 1986 – #319
- Vogue Decoration: September 1985 – #3; September 1986 – #7; September 1987 – #11; October/November 1989 – #22; October/November 1990 – #28
- LookLook (American magazine)Look was a bi-weekly, general-interest magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa from 1937 to 1971, with more of an emphasis on photographs than articles...
, Shaggy Lamb Fashion, 21 January 1969 - The New York Times MagazineThe New York Times MagazineThe New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
, Home Design Special, 9 September 1979; 8 May 1983; 14 April 1985; "Design; As the Room Turns" by Carol Vogel, 31 January 1988 - McCall'sMcCall'sMcCall's was a monthly American women's magazine that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at a readership of 8.4 million in the early 1960s. It was established as a small-format magazine called The Queen in 1873...
: February, September, November 1951; March, July, November 1952 (all covers); February 1958 - Ladies' Home JournalLadies' Home JournalLadies' Home Journal is an American magazine which first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States...
: October 1984; May 1985 - New York Magazine, December 19, 1988 Feature article on de Evia and his apartment: April 10, 1989 (home of Paul Silverman); September 25, 1989 (home of John HuttonJohn HuttonJohn Hutton is the name of:*John Hutton , British Member of Parliament for Richmond, 1701–1702*John Hutton , famous for glass engravings at the Shakespeare Centre at Stratford upon Avon or at Coventry cathedral...
) - After DarkAfter Dark (magazine)After Dark was an entertainment magazine that covered theatre, cinema, stage plays, ballet, performance art, and various artists, including singers, actors and actresses, and dancers, among others. First published in May 1968, the magazine succeeded Ballroom Dance Magazine...
: Pastorale: A Photo Essay pp. 60–65, August 1975 - Art Direction, v.12 1960–61 (Dec–Mar)
- Photography: February 1952 (cover)
- Popular PhotographyPopular Photography MagazinePopular Photography, formerly known as Popular Photography & Imaging, also called Pop Photo, is a monthly American consumer magazine founded in 1937 and the world's largest imaging magazine, with an editorial staff twice the size of its nearest competitor.The current publisher is Jeffrey Roberts...
: v.60 1967 Jan–Jun - Women's Wear DailyWomen's Wear DailyWomen's Wear Daily is a fashion-industry trade journal sometimes called "the bible of fashion." WWD delivers information and intelligence on changing trends and breaking news in the fashion, beauty and retail industries with a readership composed largely of retailers, designers, manufacturers,...
: September 25, 1981 (section cover) - WW (magazine)W is a monthly American fashion magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, who purchased original owner Fairchild Publications in 1999. It was created in 1971 by the publisher of sister magazine Woman's Wear Daily, James Brady. The magazine is an oversize format – ten inches wide and...
: Summer Is... May 25 – June 1, 1979; Temptations June 22–20, 1979; Eating In September 28 – October 5, 1979; In a city high-rise: Low-key chic March 27 – April 3, 1981; Temptations June 19–26, 1981; The Pleasures of Italy August 28 – September 4, 1981; The Pleasures of Simple Food October 23–30, 1981; W Christmas November 20–27, 1981
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 LIFELife (magazine)Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
, Mary HammanMary HammanMary Hamman was an American writer and editor. She was an editor for Pictorial Review, Good Housekeeping, Mademoiselle, the modern living editor for LIFE, editor in chief for Bride & Home....
, Editor, New York, NY: Time Incorporated, 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: RizzoliRCS MediaGroupRCS MediaGroup S.p.A. , based in Milan and listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, is an international multimedia publishing group that operates in daily newspapers, magazines and books, radio broadcasting, new media and digital and satellite TV...
, 1985 - House & Garden's Best in Decoration by the Editors of House & GardenHouse & Garden (magazine)House & Garden was an American shelter magazine published by Condé Nast Publications that focused on interior design, entertaining, and gardening....
, New York: Condé Nast Books, Random House, 1987. De Evia's photos include the front jacket. - Glamour's On The Run by Jane Kirby, GlamourGlamour (magazine)Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
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 LoringJohn LoringJohn Loring, born 1939, is design director emeritus of Tiffany & Co., where he was design director from 1979 to 2009. He is the author of numerous books about Tiffany's and art in general and a longtime contributor to Architectural Digest....
, 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
- Beautyrest by SimmonsSimmons Bedding CompanySimmons Bedding Company is a major manufacturer of mattresses and related bedding products. The company is founded in 1870. Simmons' flagship brand is Beautyrest, and it is one of the oldest companies of this type in the USA. According to a Simmons press release, net sales for 2005 were $855...
1959 - Borden Ice Cream, Lady Borden campaign 1956–1960
- Celanese CorporationCelaneseCelanese Corporation is a Fortune 500 global technology and specialty materials company with its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. The company is a leading producer of acetyl products, which are intermediate chemicals for nearly all major industries, and is the world's largest producer of vinyl...
- Empress Chinchilla fur ads
- Fieldcrest
- Gorham SilverGorham Manufacturing CompanyThe Gorham Manufacturing Company is an American manufacturer of sterling and silverplate.-History:Gorham Silver was founded in Providence, Rhode Island 1831 by Jabez Gorham, a master craftsman, in partnership with Henry L. Webster. The firm's chief product was spoons of coin silver. The company...
- Hats by Mr. JohnMr. JohnJohn P. John was an American milliner. According to the New York Times, "in the 1940s and 1950s, the name Mr. John was as famous in the world of hats as Christian Dior was in the realm of haute couture".-Biography:...
of John-Frederics - Herman Miller Office FurnitureHerman Miller (office equipment)Herman Miller, Inc., based in Zeeland, Michigan, is a major American manufacturer of office furniture and equipment, as well as furniture for the home. It is notable as one of the first companies to produce modern furniture and, under the guidance of Design Director George Nelson, is likely the...
1957 campaign - Leather Industries of America
- Maximilian Furs 1950s all ads had the credit "DeEvia"
- McCall's patterns all ads had the credit "Photograph by Edgar de Evia"
- MillikenMilliken & Co.Milliken & Company is an innovation company that has been exploring, discovering, and creating ways to enhance people’s lives since 1865. With corporate headquarters is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the company has expertise across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical,...
1970 Breakfast Show program - Myrurgia Maja Perfume 1964 Ad with credit"DeEvia"
- Owens-Corning Fiberglas CorporationOwens CorningOwens Corning Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of fiberglass and related products. It was formed in 1935 as a partnership between two major American glassworks, Corning Glass Works and Owens-Illinois. The company was spun off as a separate entity on November 1, 1938...
Life Fiberglas campaign 1958 - Steinway & SonsSteinway & SonsSteinway & Sons, also known as Steinway , is an American and German manufacturer of handmade pianos, founded 1853 in Manhattan in New York City by German immigrant Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg...
1967 catalog
Relationships
In the 1950s, de Evia's companion and business partner was Robert DenningRobert Denning
Robert Denning was an American interior designer whose lush interpretations of French Victorian decor became an emblem of corporate raider tastes in the 1980s.-Early life:...
, who worked in his studio and who would become a leading American interior designer and partner in the firm Denning & Fourcade.
Death
Edgar de Evia, age 92, died at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City from pneumoniaPneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
following a broken hip. His ashes were interred in the columbarium of the Little Church Around the Corner
Little Church Around the Corner
The Church of the Transfiguration, also known as the Little Church Around the Corner, is an Episcopal parish church located at 1 East 29th Street, between Madison and Fifth Avenues in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The congregation was founded in 1848 by the Rev. Dr...
in New York City.
External links
- Edgar de Evia's Official Homepage
- Edgar de Evia's biographic sketch at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...