Born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, Fred Beaver was the son of Willie Beaver and Annie Johnson. His paternal grandfather was Itshaus Micco, subchief of Okfuskee town group in Alabama, who moved his people to... Read full biography
Born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, Fred Beaver was the son of Willie Beaver and Annie Johnson. His paternal grandfather was Itshaus Micco, subchief of Okfuskee town group in Alabama, who moved his people to Oklahoma where the town of Eufaula now stands. In 1931, Beaver graduated from Eufaula High School... Read full biography
Born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, Fred Beaver was the son of Willie Beaver and Annie Johnson. His paternal grandfather was Itshaus Micco, subchief of Okfuskee town group in Alabama, who moved his people to Oklahoma where the town of Eufaula now stands. In 1931, Beaver graduated from Eufaula High School where he was an All-State football and basketball player. He attended Bacone College and in 1935, graduated from Haskell Business College. He became a clerk and interpreter under Five Civilized Tribes... Read full biography
Born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, Fred Beaver was the son of Willie Beaver and Annie Johnson. His paternal grandfather was Itshaus Micco, subchief of Okfuskee town group in Alabama, who moved his people to Oklahoma where the town of Eufaula now stands. In 1931, Beaver graduated from Eufaula High School where he was an All-State football and basketball player. He attended Bacone College and in 1935, graduated from Haskell Business College. He became a clerk and interpreter under Five Civilized Tribes Agency for the Bureau of Indian Affairs until 1942 when he began serving three years in Europe in the U.S. Air Corps followed by a career in the Corps until 1960. During that time, he was also a private instructor in art and voice in Italy. In 1945,... Read full biography
Born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, Fred Beaver was the son of Willie Beaver and Annie Johnson. His paternal grandfather was Itshaus Micco, subchief of Okfuskee town group in Alabama, who moved his people to Oklahoma where the town of Eufaula now stands. In 1931, Beaver graduated from Eufaula High School where he was an All-State football and basketball player. He attended Bacone College and in 1935, graduated from Haskell Business College. He became a clerk and interpreter under Five Civilized Tribes Agency for the Bureau of Indian Affairs until 1942 when he began serving three years in Europe in the U.S. Air Corps followed by a career in the Corps until 1960. During that time, he was also a private instructor in art and voice in Italy. In 1945, he married Juanita D Brown. At first he was interested in music and athletics but in 1945, began to paint as a h... Read full biography
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About Fred Beaver: Books
Books & Publications (10)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Reflections II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000
2012
Libby, Gary R.
360 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Native American Artists
1995
Reno, Dawn E.
230 pages
Shared Visions Native American Painters & Sculptors (Exhibition catalog)
1991
Archuleta, M/R R Strickland
110 pages (color)
Native American Painting Selections/Museum of American Indian
1982
Fawcett, David/C A Callander
95 pages (color)
Song from the Earth American Indian Painting
1976
Highwater, Jamake
212 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
American Indian Painters: A Biographical Directory