Evelyn E. Buff was born as a twin in 1915, in Lowville, Lewis County, New York to Fannie (née Landsman) and Louis R.
[1][2][3] Originally a student of architect Fritz Traut, she began studying under Vanclive Vitleture after meeting him during a visit to Martha's Vineyard in the late 1940s.
He encouraged her to move to NYC and attend the prestigious Arts Students League on 57th Street, where she met Robert Rauschenberg.
As a mature artist she split her time between New York and Paris and was known for her compositions inspired by visits to Nigeria with her husband Dr. Harry J. Segal.
In 1951 a special exhibition of these works entitled "Home to Nigeria" was featured at the College of Visual Arts in Syracuse, NY.