Susan Stuart Frackleton
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Susan Stuart Frackleton, better known as Susan Stuart (Goodrich) Frackelton, (b. Milwaukee, 1848 – d. Milwaukee, 1932) was an American
painter, especially a ceramic painter.
as well as genre works. In the late 1870s she turned towards ceramic arts, especially towards Chinese decoration art. Her works were exhibited in the United States and in Europe, and multiple awarded. Amongst others, she won nine awards at the 1893 World’s Fair
. Also the Italian queen congratulated her via letter to her good works.
Stuart Frackleton was president of a local association of professional artists, that merged into the Milwaukee Art Institute, and at last into the Milwaukee Art Museum
. She was also president of the Wisconsin School of Design..
Her corpse is buried in the Forest Home Cemetery
in Milwaukee.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
painter, especially a ceramic painter.
Biography
Susan Stuart Frackleton studied landscape painting in Milwaukee at Henry ViandenHenry Vianden
Heinrich Vianden, better known as Henry Vianden , was a German American, lithographer and engraver. He was nicked „The Bear“ by his friends and is often considered as "father of Wisconsin art".- Biography :Vianden was born in Poppelsdorf, today a quarter of Bonn...
as well as genre works. In the late 1870s she turned towards ceramic arts, especially towards Chinese decoration art. Her works were exhibited in the United States and in Europe, and multiple awarded. Amongst others, she won nine awards at the 1893 World’s Fair
World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Chicago bested New York City; Washington, D.C.; and St...
. Also the Italian queen congratulated her via letter to her good works.
Stuart Frackleton was president of a local association of professional artists, that merged into the Milwaukee Art Institute, and at last into the Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum
The Milwaukee Art Museum is located on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Beginning around 1872, multiple organizations were founded in order to bring an art gallery to Milwaukee, as the city was still a growing port town with little or no facilities to hold major art exhibitions...
. She was also president of the Wisconsin School of Design..
Her corpse is buried in the Forest Home Cemetery
Forest Home Cemetery
Forest Home Cemetery located in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the final resting place of many of the city's famed beer barons, politicians and social elite...
in Milwaukee.
Literature
- Susan S. Frackelton: Tried By Fire - A Work on China-Painting, New York: D. Appleton, 1886.
External links
- Susan S. Frackelton (1848-1932) (englisch), Pottery of Frackelton