Biography from AskART:
| Born in Monroe County, Ohio, W. Frederick Jarvis became a landscape
painter, potter and art educator. He studied at the Art Students League in New York and in
Munich, Germany with Franz Mueller.
In the early
1920s, he moved to Dallas, Texas, which became his lifetime home base.
He opened his studio in Bush Temple, taught at the Merdick Fine Art
School, and also displayed art pottery. Between 1926 and 1927, he again lived in New York City, and there was a member of the Society of Independent Artists. This period was followed by a brief time in San Antonia and re-settlement in Dallas.
Before 1928, he was on sketching trips to New Mexico and Arizona, and his subjects included the Grand Canyon.
Affiliations also included the Paint and Palette Club of Washington DC, and the Southern States Art League.
Sources:
John and Deborah Powers, Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists
Peter Hastings Falk, Who Was Who in American Art
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Biography from AskART:
| Born in Clearington, Ohio on July 17, 1868, W. Frederick Jarvis studied at the Art Students League of New York City, and in Munich under Franz Mueller.
He taught painting in New York before moving to Texas about 1920. While based in San Antonio and Dallas, he made painting trips to California, New Mexico, and the Grand Canyon.
He later lived in Los Angeles until his death on Sept. 14, 1944.
Memberships:
Southern States Art League; Society of Independent Artists
Exhibition:
Texas-Oklahoma Fair, 1924 (gold medal) | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1929-33; Artists of the American West (Samuels); Death record. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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