Mayer, Frank Blackwell, 1827-1899

Painter, specialized in North American Indian subjects and colonial themes; Baltimore, Md.

From the description of Frank B. Mayer letter, 1864 Nov. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79193849

Baltimore artist who traveled independently in 1851 to Minnesota to observe and sketch the Sioux Indians present at treaty negotiations at Traverse des Sioux and Mendota.

In May of 1851 Mayer left Maryland and journeyed via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to Missouri, St. Paul, and Fort Snelling. After visiting Kaposia he accompanied the treaty commissioners to Traverse des Sioux, arriving June 30. Mayer returned to Baltimore by October, having recorded impressions of his travels in a series of sketchbooks and a diary.

From the description of Frank B. Mayer collection of sketchbooks, drawings, and oil paintings of Sioux Indians during the 1851 treaty negotiations at Traverse des Sioux and Mendota, Minn. [graphic], 1851-1886. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 41378746

Maryland artist who traveled independently in 1851 to Minnesota to observe and sketch the Sioux Indians present at the Traverse des Sioux treaty negotiations.

Leaving Maryland on May 7, 1851, Mayer journeyed by rail, stage, and steamboat across Pennsylvania, down the Ohio River, and up the Mississippi to St. Paul and Fort Snelling. From the fort he accompanied the treaty commissioners to Traverse des Sioux. Mayer later studied in Paris and settled in Annapolis.

From the description of Diaries, 1851 May 7-July 18. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38888802

Artist.

Mayer's subjects were derived from events and people in Maryland history.

From the description of Correspondence, 1822-1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594095