The following is from David Darge: . Friedrich Ernst Darge. Born: March 1 1900 Rendsburg, Germany. Died: April 10 1978 Dallas, Texas. Entered the U.S. ; Jan. 14 1923 at Port Arthur, Texas. By 1924 he... Read full biography
The following is from David Darge: . Friedrich Ernst Darge. Born: March 1 1900 Rendsburg, Germany. Died: April 10 1978 Dallas, Texas. Entered the U.S. ; Jan. 14 1923 at Port Arthur, Texas. By 1924 he was in Chicago painting under the W.P.A. Artists policy and attending the Art Institute of Chicago... Read full biography
The following is from David Darge: . Friedrich Ernst Darge. Born: March 1 1900 Rendsburg, Germany. Died: April 10 1978 Dallas, Texas. Entered the U.S. ; Jan. 14 1923 at Port Arthur, Texas. By 1924 he was in Chicago painting under the W.P.A. Artists policy and attending the Art Institute of Chicago from where he graduated. While in Chicago he painted and made model sail boats, an interest he acquired in the German Merchant Marine at the age of 16. He also married, became a father, and managed a... Read full biography
The following is from David Darge: . Friedrich Ernst Darge. Born: March 1 1900 Rendsburg, Germany. Died: April 10 1978 Dallas, Texas. Entered the U.S. ; Jan. 14 1923 at Port Arthur, Texas. By 1924 he was in Chicago painting under the W.P.A. Artists policy and attending the Art Institute of Chicago from where he graduated. While in Chicago he painted and made model sail boats, an interest he acquired in the German Merchant Marine at the age of 16. He also married, became a father, and managed a painting trip throughout Minnesota and the Dakota's with his wife and son. By July of 1933 he had separated from his wife and son in Chicago and had settled in San Antonio, Texas as a starving artist. In September, 1935 he moved to Dallas where he... Read full biography
The following is from David Darge: . Friedrich Ernst Darge. Born: March 1 1900 Rendsburg, Germany. Died: April 10 1978 Dallas, Texas. Entered the U.S. ; Jan. 14 1923 at Port Arthur, Texas. By 1924 he was in Chicago painting under the W.P.A. Artists policy and attending the Art Institute of Chicago from where he graduated. While in Chicago he painted and made model sail boats, an interest he acquired in the German Merchant Marine at the age of 16. He also married, became a father, and managed a painting trip throughout Minnesota and the Dakota's with his wife and son. By July of 1933 he had separated from his wife and son in Chicago and had settled in San Antonio, Texas as a starving artist. In September, 1935 he moved to Dallas where he finished his paintings during the winter months and spent the summers painting on the ranches in West Texas and New Mexico.... Read full biography
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About Fred Darge: Books
Books & Publications (10)
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Fred Darge Paints the Big Bend and Beyond
2020
McKee, Robert III and Bonnie
264 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
Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas Before 1942
2000
Powers, John & Deborah; Ron Tyler, Foreward
606 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945
1999
Grauer, Paula and Michael R.
240 pages (color)
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index