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Frank Tolles Chamberlin

1873 – 1961

American artist

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About Frank Tolles Chamberlin

Lived 1873 – 1961 (aged 88). Frank Tolles Chamberlin was an American painter.

Frank Tolles Chamberlin (March 10, 1873 – July 24, 1961) was an American painter, muralist, sculptor, and art teacher.

He studied at the Art Students League with George DeForest Brush and George Bridgman. He taught for four years at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, and spent summers at MacDowell.

He taught at the Otis Institute, in 1921, as a founding faculty member at the Chouinard Art Institute, and at the University of Southern California School of Architecture. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

In 1918, he married Katharine Beecher Stetson, the only daughter of artist Charles Walter Stetson and writer/feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Exhibitions 1913 New York Architectural League 1914 Boston Architectural Club, Massachusetts 1916 The MacDowell Club, New York 1921 Painters & Sculptors of Los Angeles 1922 Sculptors Guild of Southern California 1929, 1945 California Palace of the Legion of Honor 1934 Public Works of Art Project 1935 Academy of Western Painters, Los Angeles 1939 GGIE 1940 California Watercolor Society 1942 University of Redlands, California 1947 Jepson Art Institute 1955 Pasadena Art Museum retrospective

Awards 1911 Rome Prize 1935 2nd prize, Academy of Western Painters (LA) 1936 James Ackley McBride Award, Pasadena Society of Artists 1940 Logan Medal of the Arts, Los Angeles Branch of Society for Sanity in Art

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Jepson Art Institute
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Rome Prize
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F. Tolles Chamberlin

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Frank Tolles Chamberlin?

American artist (1873-1961)

When was Frank Tolles Chamberlin born?

Frank Tolles Chamberlin was born on 10 March 1873 in San Francisco.

When did Frank Tolles Chamberlin die?

Frank Tolles Chamberlin died on 24 July 1961 in Pasadena.

What was Frank Tolles Chamberlin's occupation?

Frank Tolles Chamberlin was a painter.

What nationality was Frank Tolles Chamberlin?

Frank Tolles Chamberlin was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Frank Tolles Chamberlin

· Wikidata: Q5489984

· DBpedia: Frank Tolles Chamberlin

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