Frederick Cornelius Alston

Frederick Cornelius Alston (1895–1987) was an American painter known for his landscapes, portraits, and paintings of urban life.[1][2][3] His work is in the collection of the Tuskegee Institute, where he taught architectural rendering from 1922 to 1924.

Early life

Alston was born in 1895 in Wilmington, North Carolina.[4] He studied painting, architecture, and rendering at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Arts, Shaw University, and the Detroit School of Lettering. In 1929, Alston took the position of Art Director at Sumner High School.

Career

Alston exhibited work in the St. Louis Citizens Art Commission, the St. Louis Society of Independent Artists, and the Urban League of St. Louis.

Death

Alston died on August 1, 1987, in Columbia, Maryland.[1]

References
  1. "ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". www.getty.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  2. St. Louis Art History Project: Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Artists. St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library. 1989. OCLC 29746986.
  3. Dickason Cederholm, Theresa (1973). Afro-American Artists: A Bio-bibliographical Dictionary. Boston, MA: Trustees of the Boston Public Library. p. 4.
  4. "Frederick Cornelius Alston - Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

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