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Archives of American Art
Samuel Wilson Frazer papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.frazsamu
- Creators:
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Frazer, Samuel Wilson, 1866-1954
- Dates:
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[circa 1880-1980]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2.1 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical information; correspondence; manuscript and notes for Frazer's book on air-brush techniques, Treatise on the Air Brush (1915); inventory of work; photographs of Frazer and of his work; orders for portraits; financial records, ca. 1933-ca. 1955; exhibition notices; brochures for the Scott Carbee School of Art, Boston; a work of art; and miscellaneous printed material.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, air brush artist, photographer; Boston, Mass. Attended the Art Students League in N.Y. and studied under John Twachtman, J. Carroll Beckwith and Willard Metcalf. He was a charter member of the Brooklyn Pen and Pencil Club, and a member of the Boston Art Club. He was a pioneer in the field of air-brush art and published a book on the subject in 1915. He became an instructor at the Scott Carbee School of Art in Boston in 1943.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent 1991 by Gertrude Frazer, daughter of Samuel Frazer. She subsequently donated the material in March 1993.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbrush art -- Technique | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painting, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Scott Carbee School of Art -- Faculty | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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