"It's not the heat, it's the humanity" - Townes Van Zant
Big Bend National Park, Texas and James H. Evans, photographer  website.  

The Gallery  and a brief History
 I opened Evans Gallery in 1990, and it  has become the longest established photographic gallery in the area. Evans Gallery is located in Marathon, Texas, four doors east of the Gage Hotel, between Front Street Books and The Trans Pecos Bank.  It serves to display oil paintings by Mimi Litschauer, my own work and the handmade jewelry and belts of Paul Wiggins of Terlingua.

Store hours are 10 am to 6 pm most days. I may be in town but I rarely hang out at the gallery.  Usually I am working in the darkroom or shop and can be easily found.  If you call ahead at 432-386-4366  or email at  jameshevans@sbcglobal.net   I will certainly try to meet with you.  Also, right next door to the gallery is Front Street Books, 432-386-4249, someone there  will let you in and they can help locate me. Marci Roberts works in the gallery and is there most of the time. She owns and operates the French Company Grocer,
432- 386-4522, around the corner from the gallery. She is usually bouncing between the two buildings.

My work has appeared in many national magazines, and  is displayed in collections at The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, The Harry Ransom Center, Austin, The Beaumont Museum of Art, The Longview Museum of Fine Art, The Art Museum of South Texas, The El Paso Museum of Art, The Southwest Texas Writers and Photography Collection as well as many private collections.

Big Bend Pictures, my first book of photographs, designed and edited by D.J. Stout and Julie Savasky at Pentagram, with an introduction by writer and novelist Robert Draper  was released by UT Press April 1, 2003 and is in its second printing.

All images on this site are copyrighted © 2009 James H Evans,  and may not be 
reproduced or used without written agreement.

What’s New

1. Marci passed all of her exams and is now an Architect. YAYYYYYYY.

2. I just got back from the East Coast. It was a great trip. I saw Paul Caponigro, one of my true heros. I visited my brothers, saw many museum shows, and a bunch of friends. It was great.
 
3. It is TOM LEA month in El Paso. If you do or don't know much about this great American artist go to http//www.adairmargo.com

4. I have added new pages to the site: Panoramics, James' Rant, Quotes, and Links.  On the rant page I have added an Artist Statement.

5. I photographed Roger Black's home in West Texas for the New York Times.
    http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/15/dining/20090716-rogerblack-slideshow_9.html

6. I photographed John Wells for Texas Monthly. http://thefieldlab.blogspot.com

7.  I am always looking for old images of Big Bend people and landscapes to buy and or scan. Please call me if you have some you would share.

8. I am working on DJ Stout's upcoming book on the Kokernot Baseball team.

9. I am working on a new book of my own images, and looking for a publisher.

Last update 7/19/09

Please feel free to call me at 432-386 - 4366 or email me at: 

jameshevans@sbcglobal.net .


Contact by mail: James Evans • Box 436 • Marathon, Texas • 79842



 









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