Edgar Domingo Evia y Joutard , known professionally as Edgar de Evia (July 30, 1910 – February 10, 2003), was a Mexican-born American interiors photographer.
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24-497: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Edgar de Evia In a career that spanned the 1940s through the 1990s, his photography appeared in magazines and newspapers such as ' House & Garden , Look and The New York Times Magazine and advertising campaigns for Borden Ice Cream and Jell-O . In 1942, homeopathic physician Guy Beckley Stearns and de Evia contributed an essay called " The New Synthesis ", For
36-566: Is published by Condé Nast , which also publishes international editions of Architectural Digest in China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico/Latin America, the Middle East, Poland, and Spain. Architectural Digest is aimed at an affluent and style-conscious readership, and is subtitled "The International Design Authority." The magazine releases the annual AD100 list, which recognizes
48-476: The Laurie's Domestic Medicine medical guide. In a review of the book, The New York Times stated that "Black and white [photography] is frequently interspersed through the book and serves as a reminder that black and white still has a useful place, even in a world of color, often more convincingly as well. This is pointed up rather persuasively in the portfolio on Edgar de Evia as a 'master of still life' and in
60-558: The American fashion designer Ralph Lauren . De Evia's work appeared on Applied Photography , Architectural Digest , Good Housekeeping , Shaggy Lamb Fashion , and New York Magazine . Books that have been illustrated with de Evia's photography include: De Evia worked for Borden Ice Cream (Lady Borden campaign 1956–1960), Celanese Corporation , Gorham Silver , hats by Mr. John of John-Frederics, Leather Industries of America, Maximilian Furs (1950s, all ads had
72-664: The Philippines Evia Oyj , a Finnish marketing communication agency Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Evia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evia&oldid=1167036620 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
84-564: The credit "DeEvia"), McCall's patterns (all ads had the credit "Photograph by Edgar de Evia"). In the 1950s, de Evia's companion and business partner was Robert Denning , who worked in his studio and who would become a leading American interior designer and partner in the firm Denning & Fourcade . Architectural Digest Architectural Digest (stylized in all caps ) is an American monthly magazine founded in 1920. Its principal subjects are interior design and landscaping, rather than pure external architecture . The magazine
96-522: The magazine was published in color. Condé Nast Publications purchased Architectural Digest , as well as its sister publication Bon Appétit , from Knapp in 1993. In 2011 the Chinese version of the magazine, AD China , was launched. The magazine is also published in other countries, including Germany , India , France Italy , Poland , and Spain . Architectural Digest won the 2020 Webby People's Voice Award for Architecture & Design in
108-438: The magazine's editor in chief, managing editor, and associate publisher. The magazine's subtitle was altered to The Quality Guide to Home Decorating Ideas in 1966, and was changed again, in 1971, to The Connoisseur's Magazine of Fine Interior Design , and in 1976 to The International Magazine of Fine Interior Design . The John C. Brasfield Publishing Company was renamed Knapp Communications Corporation in 1977. From 1965 on,
120-508: The magazine, along with floor plans. By 1963, the magazine's subtitle had been altered to A Pictorial Digest of Outstanding Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscaping , and it began publishing on a bimonthly schedule. In 1965, The Architectural Digest and its publishing company were purchased by Cleon T. Knapp, who was the magazine's "jack-of-all-trades" and Brasfield's grandson. Knapp son of Brasfield's daughter Sarah "Sally" Brasfield Knapp (1910–1996), who served, at various times, as
132-665: The most influential interior designers and architects around the world. Originally a quarterly trade directory called The Architectural Digest: A Pictorial Digest of California's Best Architecture , the magazine was launched in 1920 by John Coke Brasfield (1880–1962). Brasfield, born in Tennessee, moved to southern California in the early 1900s, where he founded the John C. Brasfield Publishing Corporation in Los Angeles. Interiors and exteriors of residences were featured in
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#1732791947455144-672: The one devoted to the work of Réne Groebli." "Editorial high-key food photography was introduced by Edgar D'Evia in 1953 for the pages of Good Housekeeping ." Melvin Sokolsky , a fashion photographer who has created images for Harpers Bazaar and Vogue, considered Edgar de Evia one of his earliest influences, saying, "I discovered that Edgar was paid $ 4,000 for a Jell-O ad, and the idea of escaping from my tenement dwelling became an incredible dream and inspiration." De Evia also produced commissioned photographic portraits of individuals, including Polish-American violinist Roman Totenberg and
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