Gates, Robert Franklin, 1906-1982.

Painter, instructor; Washington, D.C.

Gates taught in the art department at American University from 1946-1976, serving as chair from 1953-1957. He also taught at the Phillips Memorial Gallery (now Collection) art school.

From the description of Robert Franklin Gates papers, 1916-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84451799

Robert Franklin Gates (1906-1982) was a painter and instructor in Washington, D.C.

Gates studied under C. Law Watkins at the Phillips Gallery Art School in Washington, D.C., later becoming an instructor in life drawing and painting there. He held teaching position in many other places, including at the Studio House in Washington, D.C. (1934-1938), as a guest instructor at the University of Florida, at Hood College in Frederick, Md., the Washington County Museum of Art in Hagerstown, Md., and in the art department at American University (1946-1976), serving as chair from 1953-1957. Between 1929-1940, Gates received a commissions from the U.S. Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts to create a series of watercolors of Charles Gardens, S.C., and murals for post offices in Bethesda and Oakland, Md., and Lewisburg, W. Va. During World War II, Gates worked as a civilian technician for the Navy Department doing model making and camouflage design, receiving the Distinguished Civilian Service Award for his work. From 1966 to 1967, Gates was Artist-in-Residence at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, under the Department of State Educational and Cultural Exchange Program.

From the description of Robert Franklin Gates papers, 1910-1988, bulk 1928-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 422876443