Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924

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Church, Frederick Stuart (American painter and illustrator, 1842-1924)

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Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart) Church

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Frederick Stuart Church (1842-1924), American artist. During the Civil War, he served with Co. A of Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery of Light Artillery.

From the description of Letter from Frederick Stuart Church to Nannie Havens, 1863, June 4, Vicksburg, Miss. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 79370924

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From the description of Frederick Stuart Church letters and sketch, [ca. 1885-1898]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122640562

Artist F.S. Church was noted for his depictions of animals and women in sketches, illustrations, and paintings. Born in Grand Rapids, MI in 1842, Church received his early training from a local painter named Hartung. At the age of 13, his parents sent him to work in the American Express Company in Chicago, IL to learn business. Church served for three years as a private in the Union Army during the Civil War, after which he moved to New York to study art with Walter Shirlaw and L.M. Wilmarth. Besides creating commercial illustrations for the Elgin Watch Company, Church also drew for Harper's Weekly. He was active at the National Academy of Design, and was a founding member of the Art Students' League of New York. Church mounted a major exhibit of his own works in New York in 1885.

From the description of Scrapbook and letters, 1895-1916. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122598973

American illustrator.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Mr. Clark, 1897 June 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270623459

Church served as a private and then a corporal in Company A, 1st Illinois Light Artillery, July 16, 1861-July 23, 1865. He eventually became an illustrator, most notably for the Uncle Remus stories.

From the description of Illustrations, 1867. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 156877861

American artist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Carnegie Hall, New York, to Margaret [Vogelson], his cousin, [ca. 1920] June 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870525 From the description of Letter, ca. 1922. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83983468

Born December 1, 1842 at Grand Rapids, son of Thomas B. and Mary Elizabeth (Stuart) Church. Taught to draw as a boy by a local painter named Hartung. Saw service in the Civil War, then studied at the Chicago Academy and the National Academy of Design and Art Student's League in N.Y.C. He had a studio in New York and spent most of his life there. Made black and white drawings for Harper's Weekly, Scribner's and other publications, later, oil and water color paintings attracted attention.

From the description of Frederick Stuart Church papers, 1865-1869. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 334886508

Frederick Stuart Church was an American painter and etcher. He was a soldier in the Civil War, serving under Sherman in his march to the sea. After the war, he studied art in Chicago and New York, and contributed illustrations to Harper's. His graceful, flowing images anticipate the Art Nouveau movement, and his paintings, designs, and etchings were popular and widely collected. He is especially known for fantasy scenes and images, often depicting figures and scenes from mythology.

From the description of Frederick S. Church letter to My dear Clarke, 1901July 2. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 62213085

Painter; New York, N.Y.

Church worked in oil, watercolor, and etching and specialized in animals. Emma Louise Klots was one of his patrons.

From the description of Frederick Stuart Church letters and art work, 1893-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122577292

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