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1871 Jasper, New York - 1921. Known for: Ceramic art, vases with floral designs, teaching.
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Frederick Walrath grew up in the small town of Jasper in upstate New York and was a teacher for several years prior to taking his career, and life, in a new direction. In 1901 he enrolled in the... Read full biography
Frederick Walrath grew up in the small town of Jasper in upstate New York and was a teacher for several years prior to taking his career, and life, in a new direction. In 1901 he enrolled in the first class of the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics at Alfred University under... Read full biography
Frederick Walrath grew up in the small town of Jasper in upstate New York and was a teacher for several years prior to taking his career, and life, in a new direction. In 1901 he enrolled in the first class of the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics at Alfred University under director Charles Fergus Binns. Walrath attended for three years with Binns as his mentor, who instructed him on every aspect of making ceramics. While a student, he exhibited his work as part of Alfred... Read full biography
Frederick Walrath grew up in the small town of Jasper in upstate New York and was a teacher for several years prior to taking his career, and life, in a new direction. In 1901 he enrolled in the first class of the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics at Alfred University under director Charles Fergus Binns. Walrath attended for three years with Binns as his mentor, who instructed him on every aspect of making ceramics. While a student, he exhibited his work as part of Alfred University’s display at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition and received a bronze medal. Walrath’s early works often featured carved designs, but over time he developed a style all his own. After leaving Alfred in 1904, he taught briefly at the College... Read full biography
Frederick Walrath grew up in the small town of Jasper in upstate New York and was a teacher for several years prior to taking his career, and life, in a new direction. In 1901 he enrolled in the first class of the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics at Alfred University under director Charles Fergus Binns. Walrath attended for three years with Binns as his mentor, who instructed him on every aspect of making ceramics. While a student, he exhibited his work as part of Alfred University’s display at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition and received a bronze medal. Walrath’s early works often featured carved designs, but over time he developed a style all his own. After leaving Alfred in 1904, he taught briefly at the College of Education at the University of Chicago, and even had a brief stint at Grueby Pottery, prior to accepting the position of profess... Read full biography
Frederick E Walrath - Artist Info
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Keywords (13)
Art Method
- •Arts and Crafts
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramics
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
Art Subject
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Vessels, Vases
Art Association
- •New York Society of Ceramics, Keramic Arts
Art Teacher
- •Charles Fergus Binns
Art School
- •Mechanics Institute, New York, Teacher
- •New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Student
- •Sophie Newcomb College, Art School, Teacher
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904