Francis Seth Frost
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Francis Seth Frost or F.S. Frost was a painter, photographer, and businessman specializing in artists' materials. Based in Boston
, Massachusetts
, he travelled widely in the United States. Friends included Albert Bierstadt
.
As an artist he kept a studio in the Studio Building
on Tremont Street
in Boston. In 1869 with E.H. Adams he began the artists' supply firm, Frost & Adams
, which flourished into the 20th century.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, he travelled widely in the United States. Friends included Albert Bierstadt
Albert Bierstadt
Albert Bierstadt was a German-American painter best known for his lavish, sweeping landscapes of the American West. In obtaining the subject matter for these works, Bierstadt joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion...
.
As an artist he kept a studio in the Studio Building
Studio Building (Boston, Massachusetts)
The Studio Building on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts, housed artists' studios, theatre companies and other businesses in the 19th century. It "held the true Bohemia of Boston, where artists and literati delighted to gather." Among the tenants were portraitist E.T...
on Tremont Street
Tremont Street
Tremont Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston, Massachusetts.-Etymology:The name is a variation of one of the original appellations of the city, "Trimountaine," a reference to a hill that formerly had three peaks. Beacon Hill, with its single peak, is all that remains of the Trimountain...
in Boston. In 1869 with E.H. Adams he began the artists' supply firm, Frost & Adams
Frost & Adams
Frost & Adams was an artists' supply firm in Boston, Massachusetts, located in Cornhill, on the current site of Boston City Hall and City Hall Plaza. It began in 1869 when artist Francis Seth Frost and retailer E.H. Adams bought the business of Matthew J. Whipple...
, which flourished into the 20th century.
Further reading
- Houston, Jourdan. "Francis Seth Frost (1825-1902), Beyond Bierstadt's Shadow." American Art Review, August-September 1994 146-157.
External links
- Smith College. Francis Seth Frost (1825–1902). South Pass, Wind River Mountains, Wyoming, 1860. Oil on canvas.
- Hood Museum. Francis Seth Frost. Moat Mountain, Intervale, New Hampshire. About 1872. Oil on canvas
- http://whitemountainart.com/Biographies/bio_fsf.htm
- http://www.nhhistory.org/cv/index-artists/source/11.htm
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/micahmacallen/18381138/