The Dean: Frank Nelson Wilcox, A Retrospective

Frank Nelson Wilcox CHRONOLOGY 1887 Born October 3 in Cleveland, Ohio 1906 Graduated from Central High School, Cleveland, Ohio 1906-10 Attended the Cleveland School of Art, Cleveland, Ohio 1910-11 First Trip to Europe (England, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany and Italy) 1912 Began Experimenting with Prints 1913 Began Teaching at the Cleveland School of Art, Cleveland, Ohio 1918 Began Teaching at John Huntington Polytechnic Institute, Cleveland, Ohio 1914 Second Trip to Europe (Holland, Belgium, Germany and England) 1923-25 Trips to Maine 1926-27 Third and Final Trip to Europe (France) 1929-32 Trips to Gaspé, Canada 1930 Began Research for Ohio Indian Trails 1933 Published Ohio Indian Trails 1934 Began Research for The Ohio Canals (published posthumously in 1969) 1937-1950 Trips to the West and Southwest of the United States 1949 Published Weather Wisdom 1952-1959 Trips to the South of the United States 1953 Retired from Teaching at John Huntington Polytechnic Institute, Cleveland, Ohio 1957 Retired from Teaching at the Cleveland School of Art, Cleveland, Ohio 1959-1964 Painting of “Little-Big Watercolors” 1964 Died April 17 in Cleveland, Ohio AWARDS The Cleveland Art Association 1919 1920 1921

Bronze Medal for Etching (Penton Medal) Silver Medal for Overall Excellence (Penton Medal) Bronze Medal for Industrial Oil Painting (Penton Medal)

The Cleveland Museum of Art May Shows 1919 1919 1919 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1921 1921 1922 1922 1922 1923 1924 1924 1924 1925 1926 163

1st Prize for Decorative Painting 1st Prize for Etching 2nd Prize for Industrial Painting 1st Prize in Landscape Oil Painting 1st Prize in Industrial Oil Painting 1st Prize in Miscellaneous Oil Painting 1st Prize in Watercolor 1st Prize in Etching 1st Prize in Industrial Oil Painting 2nd Prize in Landscape Oil Painting 1st Prize in Oil Painting Bronze Medal for Oil Painting and Landscapes (Penton Medal) Bronze Medal for Industrial Oil Painting (Penton Medal) 1st Prize in Watercolor 1st Prize in Etching 3rd Prize in Watercolor 3rd Prize in Illustration 1st Prize in Oil Landscape Painting 1st Prize in Oil Landscape Painting

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The Dean: Frank Nelson Wilcox, A Retrospective

Published on Sep 19, 2019

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Known as “the Dean of Artists,” Frank Wilcox, was a graduate of the Cleveland School of Art in 1910 and began his legendary teaching career at the Institute in 1913. As a student of Henry Keller, and a teacher to Charles Burchfield, Clarence Carter, Carl Gaertner, and Paul Travis, among others, Wilcox grew to become one of the foremost leaders in the development of the Cleveland School. This exhibition includes the debut of his masterful modern watercolors from the 1920’s and 1930’s. Fortunately, these works were discovered while working with the Wilcox estate and the grandson of the artist. He provided us with uninhibited access to dusty boxes and cupboards filled with paintings and ephemera, until now, unseen for decades. The deep cobalt and shimmering emeralds Wilcox used in this group of seascapes and landscapes remain as vibrant as the day they were painted. In addition, the estate has shared a cache of dramatic early oils and stunning watercolors executed throughout Europe and North America.

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The Dean: Frank Nelson Wilcox, A Retrospective

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Ch. 8 - Little-Bigs

Chronology

Ch. 2 - Brecksville, Cleveland, and Around Ohio

Ch. 6 - Ohio Indian Trails, The Ohio Canals & Weather Wisdom

Ch. 4 - France/Europe

Ch. 3 - American Scene

Ch. 1 - The Cleveland School of Art

Introduction