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1888 Chicago, Illinois - 1964 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Landscape and Indian portrait painting, illustration.
Born in Chicago, Frederic Mizen became a noted western genre and landscape painter as well as illustrator, portraitist, and art teacher. From childhood, he had heard stories of the West from his... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Frederic Mizen became a noted western genre and landscape painter as well as illustrator, portraitist, and art teacher. From childhood, he had heard stories of the West from his father who was secretary to three generals active on the frontier. In Chicago, he attended the J.... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Frederic Mizen became a noted western genre and landscape painter as well as illustrator, portraitist, and art teacher. From childhood, he had heard stories of the West from his father who was secretary to three generals active on the frontier. In Chicago, he attended the J. Francis Smith Academy of Art, studied there with Walter Ufer, and then enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago*. He also studied at the Academy Julian* in Paris. At age 20, he began an illustration... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Frederic Mizen became a noted western genre and landscape painter as well as illustrator, portraitist, and art teacher. From childhood, he had heard stories of the West from his father who was secretary to three generals active on the frontier. In Chicago, he attended the J. Francis Smith Academy of Art, studied there with Walter Ufer, and then enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago*. He also studied at the Academy Julian* in Paris. At age 20, he began an illustration assignment with Joseph P. Berren Studios for a Sears catalogue and continued commercial art, doing the first billboard ad for Coca Cola as well as numerous magazine covers including Saturday Evening Post, the American and Collier's. He also was successful... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Frederic Mizen became a noted western genre and landscape painter as well as illustrator, portraitist, and art teacher. From childhood, he had heard stories of the West from his father who was secretary to three generals active on the frontier. In Chicago, he attended the J. Francis Smith Academy of Art, studied there with Walter Ufer, and then enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago*. He also studied at the Academy Julian* in Paris. At age 20, he began an illustration assignment with Joseph P. Berren Studios for a Sears catalogue and continued commercial art, doing the first billboard ad for Coca Cola as well as numerous magazine covers including Saturday Evening Post, the American and Collier's. He also was successful financially with his advertising work for automobile manufacturers to promote travel, and created i... Read full biography
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Keywords (42)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Cardboard
- •Colored Pencil
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Abraham Lincoln
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
- •Yellowstone National Park
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •John Vanderpoel
- •Walter Ufer
Art School
- •Frederick School of Art, Chicago-Teacher
- •J. Francis Smith School of Art, Chicago-Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Bakkom Photo Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota (1)
- •Harmsen Western Art Collection
- •Walter Bimson Western Art Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Coca-Cola Company Illustrator
- •COLLIER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •Cream of Wheat Ad Illustration Artist
- •Illustration Specialty
- •SATURDAY EVENING POST Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators