Frank Palmer was born in Calgary in 1921. He didn't begin his art career until after service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He studied at the Art Center College of Design, California, and at the... Read full biography
Frank Palmer was born in Calgary in 1921. He didn't begin his art career until after service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He studied at the Art Center College of Design, California, and at the Vancouver School of Art. After several years working as an illustrator in Vancouver, Frank returned to... Read full biography
Frank Palmer was born in Calgary in 1921. He didn't begin his art career until after service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He studied at the Art Center College of Design, California, and at the Vancouver School of Art. After several years working as an illustrator in Vancouver, Frank returned to Calgary to work as a freelance artist. From 1958 to 1981 he was an instructor of commercial and fine arts at the Alberta College of Art. Frank was a fine watercolorist and a member of the Canadian... Read full biography
Frank Palmer was born in Calgary in 1921. He didn't begin his art career until after service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He studied at the Art Center College of Design, California, and at the Vancouver School of Art. After several years working as an illustrator in Vancouver, Frank returned to Calgary to work as a freelance artist. From 1958 to 1981 he was an instructor of commercial and fine arts at the Alberta College of Art. Frank was a fine watercolorist and a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour. In 1966 he became a full member of the Royal Academy of Arts. His work resides in many corporate and private collections. In the 1960s his works became more abstract. His 'Cliff' series gained him entrance into the... Read full biography
Frank Palmer was born in Calgary in 1921. He didn't begin his art career until after service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He studied at the Art Center College of Design, California, and at the Vancouver School of Art. After several years working as an illustrator in Vancouver, Frank returned to Calgary to work as a freelance artist. From 1958 to 1981 he was an instructor of commercial and fine arts at the Alberta College of Art. Frank was a fine watercolorist and a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour. In 1966 he became a full member of the Royal Academy of Arts. His work resides in many corporate and private collections. In the 1960s his works became more abstract. His 'Cliff' series gained him entrance into the National Gallery Archives in the 1990s. Biography courtesy of Pegasus Gallery Of Canadian Art. Submitted to askART... Read full biography
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About Frank Herbert Palmer: Books
Books & Publications (12)
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The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Clement Greenberg: The Collected Essays and Criticism (4 Volumes)
1993
Greenberg, Clement; Dr. John O'Brian, Editor
622 pages
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists Volume 5, Nadeau-Perrigard
1977
MacDonald, Colin S.
257 pages
Creative Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth Century Creative and Performing Arts (Two Volumes)
1972
Rodney, Helen M.
616 pages
Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection
1970
Bradfield, Helen Pepall
603 pages
Canadian Art Today
1970
Townsend, William
114 pages (color)
Sixth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting, 1965 (National Gallery of Canada) (Exhibition catalog)
1965
Townsend, William
47 pages (color)
Fifth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting 1963
1963
Harper, J. Russell and Roger Duhamel
32 pages (color)
Painting at Stratford, 1962: Nine Prairie Province Painters Winniepeg Art Gallery Association (Exhibition catalog)
1962
Edkhardt, Ferdinand
16 pages (color)
The Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Art, 1961 (National Gallery of Canada)