Article September 9, 2002 Issue

'In the Light of Memory'

An artist recaptures in a spherical painting the New York skyline he knew before September 11.

By Kim Shippey Sentinel staff

Christopher Evans's paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. His work hangs in private and corporate collections in the United States, Europe, and Hong Kong. After spending a number of years in California, where he received his Master of Fine Arts degree and also taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, he now lives in his hometown of Bay Shore, Long Island.

In the aftermath of September 11, like many other New Yorkers, artist Evans felt a deep desire to respond compassionately to those who had been hurt and to aid in the recovery effort in any way he could.

Ultimately, his response took the form of an oil painting on a 24-inch-diameter acrylic globe called a "panosphere," depicting New York City as once seen from the top of the South Tower of the World Trade Center. The project, which he worked on for five months, is titled "In the Light of Memory," and will be on display at The New York Historical Society (2 West 77th Street at Central Park West, www.nyhistory.org) until October 20.

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