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1879 St. Paul, Minnesota - 1938 San Francisco, California. Known for: Historical mural, landscape, genre painting.
A painter, muralist, etcher and educator, Frank Van Sloun, living in San Francisco, became especially noted for his murals and for being the principal West Coast exponent of Social Realism. Described... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, etcher and educator, Frank Van Sloun, living in San Francisco, became especially noted for his murals and for being the principal West Coast exponent of Social Realism. Described as being a painter of "contemporary, raw, hearty figure pieces and urban scenes" (Gerdts 282), Van... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, etcher and educator, Frank Van Sloun, living in San Francisco, became especially noted for his murals and for being the principal West Coast exponent of Social Realism. Described as being a painter of "contemporary, raw, hearty figure pieces and urban scenes" (Gerdts 282), Van Sloun learned about Social Realism in New York City under the tutelage of Robert Henri and other members of the Ashcan School. During his career, Van Sloun experimented with a variety of styles and... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, etcher and educator, Frank Van Sloun, living in San Francisco, became especially noted for his murals and for being the principal West Coast exponent of Social Realism. Described as being a painter of "contemporary, raw, hearty figure pieces and urban scenes" (Gerdts 282), Van Sloun learned about Social Realism in New York City under the tutelage of Robert Henri and other members of the Ashcan School. During his career, Van Sloun experimented with a variety of styles and mediums including Impressionism, Realism, Pointillism and pastel, oil, tempera, watercolor, gouache, monotypes and etchings. The artist was also highly respected for his teaching abilities, and is credited with bringing the credo "art for art's sake"... Read full biography
A painter, muralist, etcher and educator, Frank Van Sloun, living in San Francisco, became especially noted for his murals and for being the principal West Coast exponent of Social Realism. Described as being a painter of "contemporary, raw, hearty figure pieces and urban scenes" (Gerdts 282), Van Sloun learned about Social Realism in New York City under the tutelage of Robert Henri and other members of the Ashcan School. During his career, Van Sloun experimented with a variety of styles and mediums including Impressionism, Realism, Pointillism and pastel, oil, tempera, watercolor, gouache, monotypes and etchings. The artist was also highly respected for his teaching abilities, and is credited with bringing the credo "art for art's sake" of his mentor, Robert Henri, to the Bay Area where Van Sloun, like Henri in New York, encouraged students to follow their own inclinations and no... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Monoprint, Monotype, Monograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Pointillism, Pointillist, Divisionism
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Narrative, Story Telling
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Social Realism
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Catalina Island
- •Monterey, Carmel California
Art Association
- •Bohemian Club
- •Carmel Art Association
- •National Society of Etchers
- •National Society of Mural Painters
- •San Francisco Art Association-
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Robert Henri
- •William Merritt Chase
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
- •California School of Fine Arts, Teacher
- •New York School of Art, Chase School, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •Printmaking Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939, 1940
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Carmel Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC