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1887 Dover, Ohio - 1978. Known for: Naive town-landscape, still life.
The following is from Cris Reed:. Frederick Papsdorf was my great uncle, the brother to my grandmother. Because she lived with us for all of my growing up years, I remember Uncle Fred coming out to... Read full biography
The following is from Cris Reed:. Frederick Papsdorf was my great uncle, the brother to my grandmother. Because she lived with us for all of my growing up years, I remember Uncle Fred coming out to our farm near Napoleon, Michigan and spending a day or two with us. He would open his enormous sedan... Read full biography
The following is from Cris Reed:. Frederick Papsdorf was my great uncle, the brother to my grandmother. Because she lived with us for all of my growing up years, I remember Uncle Fred coming out to our farm near Napoleon, Michigan and spending a day or two with us. He would open his enormous sedan trunk (in the 50's especially) and pull out his paintings to give away to Mom and Grandma. He smoked a pipe, would go into my grandmother's room, and they would chat for hours in German. Sometimes he... Read full biography
The following is from Cris Reed:. Frederick Papsdorf was my great uncle, the brother to my grandmother. Because she lived with us for all of my growing up years, I remember Uncle Fred coming out to our farm near Napoleon, Michigan and spending a day or two with us. He would open his enormous sedan trunk (in the 50's especially) and pull out his paintings to give away to Mom and Grandma. He smoked a pipe, would go into my grandmother's room, and they would chat for hours in German. Sometimes he brought his wife Aunt Tina (or Teena?). I visited him in his home in Detroit in about 1977 during the winter. He was frail but very alert and insisted that I take a painting of my choice. He was putting together a show and had loads of frames and... Read full biography
The following is from Cris Reed:. Frederick Papsdorf was my great uncle, the brother to my grandmother. Because she lived with us for all of my growing up years, I remember Uncle Fred coming out to our farm near Napoleon, Michigan and spending a day or two with us. He would open his enormous sedan trunk (in the 50's especially) and pull out his paintings to give away to Mom and Grandma. He smoked a pipe, would go into my grandmother's room, and they would chat for hours in German. Sometimes he brought his wife Aunt Tina (or Teena?). I visited him in his home in Detroit in about 1977 during the winter. He was frail but very alert and insisted that I take a painting of my choice. He was putting together a show and had loads of frames and paintings. It was a great experience for me to see his "frame shop" where he used old barn siding, any recycled things you can imagine to do... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Still Life
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts