Frederick L. Stoddard

Frederick Lincoln Stoddard (March 7, 1861 - February 24, 1940) was an artist known for his stained glass, paintings and murals, with notable pieces designed as public works in Missouri, New York, and Massachusetts. He also produced magazine covers in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Biography Born in Coaticook, Quebec, Canada, he attended college at North Missouri State Normal School in Kirksville, Missouri, and later St. Louis School of Fine Arts, where he studied art. He started out working with stained glass but switched to murals after spending five years in Paris. In France, he studied under or was influenced by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Gabriel Ferrier, Jean-Paul Laurens, and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant. Stoddard was active at the Paris Salon and exhibited his work. He returned to the US in the 1890s and became an art instructor at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, where he taught design, applied art, and watercolor painting from 1894 to 1905.

In 1896, he was commissioned to paint murals for St. Louis City Hall and local high schools. Cherub 1 with inscription "And with the morn those angel faces smile" (1902), Richardson family tomb, Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO Cherub 2 with inscription "Which we have loved long since and lost awhile" (1902), Richardson family tomb, Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO Founding of St. Louis (1902), Murals in Mayor's Office, City Hall St. Louis, MO School of Sappho (1902) Womanhood (1908), Hebrew Technical School for Girls, New York City. The Birth and Development of Education (1915-1916), oil on canvas. Eastern District High School, Brooklyn Education as the Actuating Force in Patriotism (1922), oil on canvas. Eastern District High School, Brooklyn