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Philip Evergood Judgement of Paris ca. 1950

"Dowager in a Wheelchair" (1952) by Philip Evergood

Evergood’s art reflected a deep commitment to social equality and sympathy for human frailty. Recollecting the genesis of Dowager in a Wheelchair, he wrote, “Once I saw a tragic old lady being wheeled on Madison Avenue. She was alive in spirit but her body was only half functioning. She wanted still to be young. A young, gentle, fascinatingly fresh companion was wheeling her. As I passed, spring was in the air, a delicate whiff of lilac perfume mixed with a faint background of crushed rose petals reached my nostril & then my brain. I was disturbed. I stopped when they’d passed and followed their progress through the crowds with my eyes. Taxis & cars were too noisy. I lost sight of them in a few moments. I went sadly on my way with a vivid memory which lingered on. I consider the painting to be one of the very best I ever painted.”

Philip Evergood (1901-1973) — Through the Mill [oil and ink on canvas, 1940]

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The Indestructibles, by Philip Evergood

"The Indestructibles (1946), originally titled Madrid, also refers to the fascist menace, and portrays four Spanish political prisoners incarcerated in a tiny cell. Done for the joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee, it was illustrated in The Journal of the Spanish Refugee Appeal. The Spanish Refugee Appeal, formed through a merger of three anti-fascist organizations, devoted its efforts to assisting the hundreds of thousands of Spanish Republicans who had crossed the Pyrenees seeking safety in southern France. Evergood donated his art, and was a frequent speaker for anti-fascist causes in the early forties."

– Kendall Taylor, Philip Evergood: Never Separate from the Heart (Associated University Presses, 1987)

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