On The Wall

A selection of murals from artist Robert Evans ’79

Updated on June 28, 2017

Viewers often think of art as propelled by inspiration, but for Robert Evans ’79, meticulous prep work is essential for large wall murals that can stretch 50 to 60 feet or more. “It all comes down to planning and not getting lost on the wall,” says Evans, whose work appears at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, the New England Aquarium, George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate and museums and visitor centers around the country.

Read more about Evans in the November/December 2016 issue of DAM, and visit his website to view more of his murals.

Tundra Mural (Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA)

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Tundra Mural, in progress (Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA)

Tundra Mural, detail (Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA)

Tundra Mural, detail (Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA)

Nocturnal Rainforest (Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA)

Smith College Botanic Garden (Northampton, MA)

Lake Habitat, detail (Children’s Museum, Madison, WI)

Lake Habitat, detail (Children’s Museum, Madison, WI)

Discovering Orange County (Laguna Hills, CA)

Discovering Orange County, detail (Laguna Hills, CA)

Forbes Field Mural (Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, Pittsburgh, PA)

Firetower Mural (New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH)

Firetower Mural, detail (New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH)

Firetower Mural (New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH)

Double Ditch Village Cyclorama, in progress (State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND)

Valley Forge Mural (Mt. Vernon Estate Museum, Mt. Vernon, VA)

Valley Forge Scale-painting (Mt. Vernon Estate Museum, Mt. Vernon, VA)

Potawatomi Spring Camp, detail (Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha, WI)

Potawatomi Winter Camp (Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha, WI)

Civil War Enlistment Mural (Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha, WI)

Captive Passage Mural, detail (Mariners’ Museum Newport News, VA)

U.S.S. Monitor Mural (Mariners’ Museum Newport News, VA)

Everglades Habitat (Museum of Discovery and Science, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)