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House (May 12), National Museum
of Women in the Arts’ Global Market
Place (May 13 and 14), and National
Asian Heritage Festival: Fiesta Asia
Street Fair (May 19).
Delaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington
866-232-3714; delart.org
PAINTED POETRY
THE ART OF MARY PAGE EVANS
ON VIEW THROUGH JULY 15, 2012
Founded in 1912 to preserve the work
of Wilmington artist Howard Pyle, the
Delaware Art Museum holds a world-renowned collection of American art
and illustration from the 19th century
to the present, the largest collection of
British Pre-Raphaelite art outside the
United Kingdom, and the art and archives of American artist John Sloan.
The museum is currently featuring the
exhibitions “Painted Poetry: The Art
of Mary Page Evans,” “Beyond Words:
The Symbolic Language of Plants,” and
“Tales of Folk and Fairies: The Life and
Work of Katharine Pyle.” The museum also features an interactive Kids
Corner, the Thronson Café, a sprawling nine-acre sculpture park, and the
Museum Store with distinctive books
and gifts. Open Wednesday–Saturday,
10–4, and Sunday Noon– 4.
Painted Poetry: The Art of Mary Page Evans is made possible by Friends
of Mary Page Evans, The 1916 Foundation, Fair Play Foundation, The
Joshua P. and Elizabeth D. Darden Foundation, and Wakefield Family Fund
Inc. Additional support is provided by grants from the Delaware Division of
the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in
Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Image:
Les Jardins—Duo (detail), 1985. Mary Page Evans (born 1937). Oil on paper,
44 1/2 x 60 1/2 inches. Collection of Ellen and Doug Godine, Baltimore.
Experience Mary Page Evans’ vibrant paintings of nature and the human form – from
gardens in Delaware and France to the Shenandoah Valley to the Florida coast –
during this celebration of the artist’s distinguished 40-year career.
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19806
302.571.9590
delart.org
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