Frederic Whitaker Papers 1928-2005

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Frederic Whitaker Papers 1928-2005

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/w/whitaker_f.htm

Papers of the American painter (1891-1980). Correspondence, published material, paintings, and sketches.

65 linear ft.

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6362983

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Whitaker, Frederic

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Frederic Whitaker (1891-1980) was an award-winning American artist and writer on painting and art. Whitaker began his artistic career as a metalsmith, working for Gorham Manufacturing Company and Tiffany & Co. and later founding two companies of his own. However, it was as a watercolorist that he became most famous and when he retired in 1949 he devoted himself full-time to painting. He was also active in the promotion of the arts, particularly painting; he was a member of the N...