Evan Lindquist Explained

Evan Lindquist
Birth Date:23 May 1936
Birth Place:Salina, Kansas, US
Death Place:Jonesboro, Arkansas
Field:Printmaking, copperplate engraving
Training:University of Iowa, MFA; Emporia State University.
Awards:Arkansas Artist Laureate 2013-2017

Evan Lindquist (May 23, 1936 – December 18, 2023) is an American artist and printmaker who was appointed to be the first Artist Laureate for the State of Arkansas. He has concentrated on the medium of copperplate engraving for more than 50 years. His compositions are memorable for their emphasis on calligraphic lines.

Biography and education

Evan Lindquist was born in Salina, Kansas. His father was a lumber retailer in nearby Solomon, Kansas. In 1938, the family moved to Odessa, Missouri. In 1945, the family moved to Emporia, Kansas, where he was enrolled in the Laboratory Training School on the campus of Emporia State University.

At the age of 14, Lindquist started his own business, working as a professional calligrapher, engrosser, and gold-leaf artist. His clientele grew, and by 1952 his work was national in scope, including hand-lettered fraternity charters and certificates of membership for Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity. In 1954, he graduated from Emporia High School and enrolled as a freshman at Emporia State University. He was employed as a Biology Lab Teaching Assistant, and later, he served as Staff Artist in the Graphic Arts and Printing Departments.[1] A legendary aunt, Christina Lillian, had inspired Lindquist to become an artist himself.[2]

In 1958, Lindquist earned the B.S. degree at Emporia State University, and he married artist Sharon Huenergardt. They have two sons. He continued working for ESU as Staff Artist until 1960 when Evan and Sharon moved to Iowa City, Iowa. From 1960 to 1963, he studied printmaking with Prof. Mauricio Lasansky at the University of Iowa, earning the M.F.A. degree in printmaking.

In 1963, he began teaching in the Art Department at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, until he retired from teaching in 2003. In 1981, he was awarded the honor of Outstanding Faculty Member and appointed by ASU President Ray Thornton to be First Chairman of The President's Fellows, a group formed to advise the president. He was awarded the rank of Emeritus Professor of Art, and he continues creating prints in his private studio in Jonesboro, Arkansas.[1]

Works

Lindquist has concentrated on the process of burin engraving for printmaking since 1960.[3] [4] His best-known works have explored the topics of string theories, Academe, old master engravers, labyrinths, and several others.[5]

Lindquist's series on old master engravers was shown in 2015-2016 during a nine-month exhibition at Syracuse University Art Galleries, Syracuse, NY.[6]

Selected Museum Collections

Some public collections holding Lindquist prints:

Honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Hendricks, Nancy, "Evan Lindquist" in The Encyclopedia of Arkansas
  2. Web site: Japenga. Ann. The Lost Colony of Sven-Ska: Christina Lillian and the Cathedral City Artists. California Desert Art. 20 October 2014. 24 January 2016.
  3. Museum of Modern Art (New York), "Late 20th-Century Engraving"
  4. Web site: Evan Lindquist, article by Charles Kaufman. 27 May 2014.
  5. Web site: Albin. Edgar A.. Evan Lindquist. Art Voices/South, January 1978, vol 1 no 1. 8 January 2015. Art Voices/South, January 1978, vol 1 no 1. 16.
  6. Web site: Evan Lindquist and a History of Engraving The Syracuse University Art Galleries . suart.syr.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908025429/http://suart.syr.edu/suart-exhibitions/evan-lindquist-and-a-history-of-engraving/ . 2015-09-08.
  7. [Albertina]
  8. [Arkansas Arts Center]
  9. [Art Complex Museum]
  10. [Art Institute of Chicago]
  11. [Baltimore Museum of Art]
  12. [Blanton Museum of Art]
  13. [Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]
  14. [Columbia University Libraries]
  15. [DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park]
  16. [Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane]
  17. [Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art and Science]
  18. [Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art]
  19. [Joslyn Art Museum]
  20. [Kenosha Public Museum]
  21. [Lauren Rogers Museum of Art]
  22. [Memphis Brooks Museum of Art]
  23. [Miami-Dade Public Library System]
  24. [Mississippi Museum of Art]
  25. [Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía]
  26. [Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art]
  27. [New Jersey State Museum]
  28. [New Orleans Museum of Art]
  29. [Portland Art Museum]
  30. [Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco]
  31. [Spencer Museum of Art]
  32. http://www.sgfmuseum.org
  33. [Syracuse University]
  34. [Museum of Art and Archaeology]
  35. [Uffizi]
  36. [Whitney Museum of American Art]
  37. https://bradburyartmuseum.org
  38. Arkansas Arts Council, "Governor's Arts Awards"
  39. Emporia State University, "Distinguished Alumni Awards"

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