The following is from Jan Jennings, Art Director/Writer of The Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation, San Diego, CA. www.whitakerwatercolors.com. FREDERIC WHITAKER, N.A. Frederic... Read full biography
The following is from Jan Jennings, Art Director/Writer of The Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation, San Diego, CA. www.whitakerwatercolors.com. FREDERIC WHITAKER, N.A. Frederic Whitaker (1891-1980) won more than 150 awards for his representational watercolors. He was an... Read full biography
The following is from Jan Jennings, Art Director/Writer of The Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation, San Diego, CA. www.whitakerwatercolors.com. FREDERIC WHITAKER, N.A. Frederic Whitaker (1891-1980) won more than 150 awards for his representational watercolors. He was an Academician in the National Academy of Design*. He served as president of the American Watercolor Society* from 1949-1956, revamping its format to involve more member participation and upgrading the status... Read full biography
The following is from Jan Jennings, Art Director/Writer of The Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation, San Diego, CA. www.whitakerwatercolors.com. FREDERIC WHITAKER, N.A. Frederic Whitaker (1891-1980) won more than 150 awards for his representational watercolors. He was an Academician in the National Academy of Design*. He served as president of the American Watercolor Society* from 1949-1956, revamping its format to involve more member participation and upgrading the status of annual exhibitions. In 1943, he organized Audubon Artists*, Inc., an art society designed to represent all voices in the visual arts. He served as officer/board member of numerous other national and regional art societies and was listed in a... Read full biography
The following is from Jan Jennings, Art Director/Writer of The Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation, San Diego, CA. www.whitakerwatercolors.com. FREDERIC WHITAKER, N.A. Frederic Whitaker (1891-1980) won more than 150 awards for his representational watercolors. He was an Academician in the National Academy of Design*. He served as president of the American Watercolor Society* from 1949-1956, revamping its format to involve more member participation and upgrading the status of annual exhibitions. In 1943, he organized Audubon Artists*, Inc., an art society designed to represent all voices in the visual arts. He served as officer/board member of numerous other national and regional art societies and was listed in a number of 'Who's Whos'. In addition to his painting and leadership contributions in the visual arts, Whita... Read full biography
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About Frederic Whitaker: Books
Books & Publications (26)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
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
Contrasts that Complement: Eileen Monaghan Whitaker and Frederic Whitaker
2005
Jennings, Jan Noreus
200 pages (color)
Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925
2004
Dearinger, David B.
672 pages (color)
California Watercolors 1850-1970, An Illustrated History & Biographical Dictionary
2002
McClelland, Gordon T; Jay T. Last
231 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985
Dawdy, Doris
1,184 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Art of Trailside Galleries
1981
Trailside Galleries
88 pages (color)
The Artist and the Real World
1980
Whitaker, Frederic
136 pages (color)
Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 1 (Sculpture, the West etc)
1979
Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel
730 pages
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
Western Painting Today
1975
Hassrick, Royal B
175 pages (color)
Frederic Whitaker An Illustrated Biography
1972
Lovoos, Janice
115 pages (color)
Watercolorists at Work
1972
Meyer, Susan/Norman Kent
160 pages (color)
Today's Artist and the West By Members of the National Academy (Exhibition catalog)
1972
Phoenix Art Museum
28 pages
100 Watercolor Techniques
1968
Kent, Norman
216 pages (color)
History of American Watercolor Society: The First Hundred Years/History (Exhibition catalog)
1966
Fabri, Ralph
90 pages (color)
Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc 1965 Year Book (Exhibition catalog)
1965
Barrie, Erwin S (editor)
73 pages
A Guide to Painting Better Pictures
1965
Whitaker, Frederic
96 pages (color)
Whitaker on Watercolor
1963
Whitaker, Frederic
160 pages (color)
History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953
1954
Clark, Eliot
296 pages
Watercolor Demonstrated
1945
Watson, Ernest W/Norman Kent
100 pages (color)
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index