"Walter O. Evans, a distinguished surgeon and bibliophile, is widely regarded as one of the nation's foremost collectors of African-American art. His collection contains work that spans more than a century of vision and creativity and is an expression of his commitment to the importance of cultural heritage."

"Beginning in 1979 with Evans' first major purchase, which was a portfolio of silkscreen prints by Jacob Lawrence, "The Legend of John Brown," The Walter O. Evans Collection now includes more than 200 original paintings and sculptures representing the work of both 19th- and 20th-century African- American artists. The collection also includes work by artists such as Edward Bannister, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Robert Duncanson, Richard Hunt, Mary Edmonia Lewis, Henry O. Tanner and Charles White."

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