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1923 Meridian, Mississippi - 2013 New York City. Known for: Abstract expressionist imagery, landscape painting, teaching.
Fred Mitchell b. 1923, Meridian, MS. Studied: Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1942-1943. Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1946-1956. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1947.... Read full biography
Fred Mitchell b. 1923, Meridian, MS. Studied: Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1942-1943. Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1946-1956. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1947. Columbia University, NYC, c. 1947. Atelier 17, NYC, c. 1947. Academie de Belles Arti, Rome, 1948-1949 .... Read full biography
Fred Mitchell b. 1923, Meridian, MS. Studied: Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1942-1943. Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1946-1956. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1947. Columbia University, NYC, c. 1947. Atelier 17, NYC, c. 1947. Academie de Belles Arti, Rome, 1948-1949 . Known as a gifted Abstract Expressionist painter since 1951, Fred Mitchell was a draftsman & painter going back to an early age. Mitchell often painted & drew his local environment around Meridian, MS... Read full biography
Fred Mitchell b. 1923, Meridian, MS. Studied: Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1942-1943. Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1946-1956. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1947. Columbia University, NYC, c. 1947. Atelier 17, NYC, c. 1947. Academie de Belles Arti, Rome, 1948-1949 . Known as a gifted Abstract Expressionist painter since 1951, Fred Mitchell was a draftsman & painter going back to an early age. Mitchell often painted & drew his local environment around Meridian, MS where he grew up. From an early age his interest lay in modern art. He was well informed of the latest art trends having seen and read about them in art books and magazines. In 1942 Mitchell attended the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh on a... Read full biography
Fred Mitchell b. 1923, Meridian, MS. Studied: Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1942-1943. Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1946-1956. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1947. Columbia University, NYC, c. 1947. Atelier 17, NYC, c. 1947. Academie de Belles Arti, Rome, 1948-1949 . Known as a gifted Abstract Expressionist painter since 1951, Fred Mitchell was a draftsman & painter going back to an early age. Mitchell often painted & drew his local environment around Meridian, MS where he grew up. From an early age his interest lay in modern art. He was well informed of the latest art trends having seen and read about them in art books and magazines. In 1942 Mitchell attended the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh on a Scholastic Magazine Art Scholarship. There he met and became friends with painter Phi... Read full biography
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Fred Mitchell b. 1923, Meridian, MS
Studied: Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1942-1943
Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1946-1956
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1947
Columbia University, NYC, c. 1947
Atelier 17, NYC, c. 1947
Academie de Belles Arti, Rome, 1948-1949
Known as a gifted Abstract Expressionist painter since 1951, Fred Mitchell was a draftsman & painter going back to an early age. Mitchell often painted & drew his local environment around Meridian, MS where he grew up. From an early age his interest lay in modern art. He was well informed of the latest art trends having seen and read about them in art books and magazines. In 1942 Mitchell...But wait, there's more...
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