Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Museums page for Frank Joseph Van Sloun ((1879 - 1938)), known for Historical mural, landscape, genre painting. Showing 4 museum collections and exhibitions.
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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
Frank Joseph Van Sloun - Artist Info
About Frank Joseph Van Sloun: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (4)
All MuseumsOakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607Saint Mary's College Museum of Art (Hearst Coll.)
1928 St. Mary's Road
P.O. Box 5110-Smc
Moraga, CA 94575-5110The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-1873