Frederick Cornelius Alston (1895—1987) was an American painter, illustrator, and educator. He is known for his landscapes, portraits, and paintings of urban life.[1][2][3]
Frederick Cornelius Alston | |
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| Born | October 31, 1895 Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1987 (aged 91) Columbia, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, Shaw University |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, illustrator, educator |
Biography
editAlston was born on October 31, 1895, in Wilmington, North Carolina into a Black family.[4][5] He studied at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Arts, and Shaw University.[6]
In 1930, Alston took the position of art director at Sumner High School in St. Louis. His work is in the collection of the Tuskegee Institute, where he taught architectural rendering from 1922 to 1924.[4]
In 1933, he participated in the "1933 Exhibition of the Work of Negro Artists" at the Art Centre in New York City, sponsored by the Harmon Foundation.[7] Alston exhibited work in the St. Louis Citizens Art Commission, the St. Louis Society of Independent Artists, and the Urban League of St. Louis.[4]
Alston died on August 1, 1987, in Columbia, Maryland.[4][1]
References
edit- ^ a b "ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". www.getty.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ St. Louis Art History Project: Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Artists. St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library. 1989. OCLC 29746986.
- ^ Dickason Cederholm, Theresa (1973). Afro-American Artists: A Bio-bibliographical Dictionary. Boston, MA: Trustees of the Boston Public Library. p. 4.
- ^ a b c d "Frederick Cornelius Alston". Missouri Remembers. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Frederick Cornelius Alston - Biography". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ Negro Artists: An Illustrated Review of Their Achievements. Harmon Foundation. Harmon Foundation incorporated. 1935. p. 41.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Exhibition of Work by Negro Artists. New York City, New York: Harmon Foundation. 1933 – via The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
External links
editArtists clippings files available at:
- Frederick Cornelius Alston: Artist File. St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Urban League of St. Louis Collection, SC 18:72, St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri.
- People's Art Center of St. Louis, SC 18:70, St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri.