Applegate, Frank G. (Frank Guy), 1881-1931

Frank Applegate was an author, artist (painter and sculptor), and scholar. His works include Indian Stories from the Pueblos (1929), Native tales of New Mexico (completed by Mary Austin in 1932), and an unpublished manuscript on Spanish colonial arts. He was a contributor to the Southwest Review, Folk say, and the Saturday Review of Literature . In 1921, Applegate moved to Santa Fe, N.M. He spent several summers in Arizona where he lived with the Hopi to collect stories and help revive Indian arts. In Santa Fe, he collected and restored Spanish Colonial arts and crafts, and with Mary Austin, co-founded the Spanish Colonial Arts Society.

From the guide to the Frank G. Applegate Photograph Collection, 1880-1996, (Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico.)

Frank Applegate was an author, artist (painter and sculptor), and scholar. His works include Indian Stories from the Pueblos (1929), Native tales of New Mexico (completed by Mary Austin in 1932), and an unpublished manuscript on Spanish colonial arts. He was a contributor to the Southwest review, Folk say, and the Saturday review of literature. In 1921, Applegate moved to Santa Fe, N.M. He spent a summer in Arizona where he lived with the Hopi to collect stories and help revive Indian arts. In Santa Fe, he collected and restored Spanish Colonial arts and crafts, and with Mary Austin, co-founded the Spanish Colonial Arts Society.

From the description of Papers, 1886-2000 (bulk 1920-1934) (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 39042001

Frank G. Applegate. Part of the Frank G. Applegate Pictorial Collection (PICT 000-097, Box 1, Folder 1).

Frank Guy Applegate was born in Atlanta, Illinois, February 8, 1881 and died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, February 12, 1931.* He attended the University of Illinois (B.A., 1906), the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Philadelphia, Pa.), the Academy Julien (Paris, France). He taught sculpture and ceramics at the School of Industrial Arts (Trenton, New Jersey, 1907-1921). In 1908, Applegate married Alta Bertha Chenoweth. They had one daughter, Ruth Elizabeth "Betty," born in 1911.

Frank Applegate was an author, artist (painter and ceramicist, primarily), and scholar. His works include Indian Stories from the Pueblos (1929), Native Tales of New Mexico (completed by Mary Austin in 1932), and an unpublished manuscript on Spanish colonial arts. He was a contributor to the Southwest Review, Folk-Say, and The Survey .

Applegate moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1921. He spent several summers in Arizona where he lived with the Hopis to collect stories and help revive Indian arts. In Santa Fe he collected and restored Spanish Colonial arts and crafts, and with Mary Austin, co-founded the Spanish Colonial Arts Society.

*Many print sources report Applegate's birthdate to be in 1882; however, in the family Bible, it is recorded as February 8, 1881.

From the guide to the Frank G. Applegate Papers, 1886-2000 (bulk 1920-1934), (The University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research.)