Merlyn’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Pentaptych
Merlyn Oliver Evans English, 1910-1973

Figures in Interior
Merlyn Oliver Evans English, 1910-1973

June Morning: Lake Orta
Oliver Dennett Grover (American, 1861–1927)

Alabama Cotton Tenant Farmer's Wife
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Penny Picture Display, Savannah
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Negro Barber Shop Interior, Atlanta
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

The Irish Question
De Scott Evans American, 1847–1898

A Child's Grave, Hale County, Alabama
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Green, Chicago River, from the series “Revealing Chicago” (2003-04)
Terry Evans American, born 1944

Olive Trees, Corfu
John Singer Sargent American, 1856-1925

Graveyard, Houses, and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Race: V. Elkhart, Wisconsin
Evan Evans American, born c. 1905-unknown

2033 Prairie Avenue, Chicago
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Race: I. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Evan Evans American, born c. 1905-unknown

Coal Miner's House, Scott's Run, West Virginia
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

"Joe's Auto Graveyard", Pennsylvania
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Olivier, Nice (Olive Tree, Nice)
Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget French, 1857–1927

Lunch Wagon Detail, New York
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Bison at Maxwell Game Preserve, Roxbury, Kansas
Terry Evans American, born 1944

Girl in Fulton Street, New York
Walker Evans American, 1903-1975