Frank Woodberry Applebee | |
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Born | 1902
Boston,
Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | 1988 |
Alma mater | Massachusetts College of Art and Design |
Occupation(s) | Painter, educator |
Frank W. Applebee (1902–1988) was an American painter and educator. He was a co-founder of the Dixie Art Colony and the head of the art department at Auburn University.
Frank Woodberry Applebee was born in Boston, Massachusetts. [1] [2] He studied art at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. [2]
Applebee was a co-founder of the Dixie Art Colony in Alabama in 1933. [3] By 1937, he was an instructor at the colony. [4]
Applebee was subsequently the head of the art department at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, later known as Auburn University. [1] He helped pick the permanent collection of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. [1] He became professor emeritus in 1969. [2]
Applebee was a regionalist painter. [2] He was elected as one of five vice presidents of the Alabama Art League in 1947. [5] Two years later, in 1949, he won a prize from the league at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. [2]
Applebee died in 1988. [2]
Frank Woodberry Applebee | |
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Born | 1902
Boston,
Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | 1988 |
Alma mater | Massachusetts College of Art and Design |
Occupation(s) | Painter, educator |
Frank W. Applebee (1902–1988) was an American painter and educator. He was a co-founder of the Dixie Art Colony and the head of the art department at Auburn University.
Frank Woodberry Applebee was born in Boston, Massachusetts. [1] [2] He studied art at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. [2]
Applebee was a co-founder of the Dixie Art Colony in Alabama in 1933. [3] By 1937, he was an instructor at the colony. [4]
Applebee was subsequently the head of the art department at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, later known as Auburn University. [1] He helped pick the permanent collection of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. [1] He became professor emeritus in 1969. [2]
Applebee was a regionalist painter. [2] He was elected as one of five vice presidents of the Alabama Art League in 1947. [5] Two years later, in 1949, he won a prize from the league at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. [2]
Applebee died in 1988. [2]