This how Evolution looks like on Kubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric).

Missing icon image

To fix this, make sure this package is installed: “humanity-icon-theme”, then create $HOME/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini.

[Settings]
gtk-fallback-icon-theme = Humanity

Restart Evolution, and it should be fixed.

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Credit: [solution] Evolution in Kubuntu 11.10