F. W. Ayers Paintings
d. 1966
Fred Wesley was born on November 13, 1884, in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. He is the son of Frank Marion and Annie Elizabeth (Perry) Ayers.
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Artist: F. W. Ayers
"Still Life with Oriental Statues" Artist Howard Hughes Senior VP of Huges Tool
By F. W. Ayers
Located in San Antonio, TX
F. W. Ayers (Fred) "Still Life with Flowers and Asian Figurines, 1938 "
(1884-1966)
Houston Artist
Image Size: 24 x 16
Frame Size: 26.5 x 18.5
Medium: oil
Dated 1938
"Still Life with Flowers and Asian Figurines, 1938 "
F.W. (Fred) Ayers. Vice President of Hughes International Tool Houston Texas
Biography
F. W. Ayers (Fred) (1884-1966)
Background
Ayers, Fred Wesley was born on November 13, 1884 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Frank Marion and Annie Elizabeth (Perry) Ayers.
Education
Mechanical Engineering, Scranton (Pennsylvania) Corresponding School, 1910.
Career
Junior executive, plant manager, works manager Éleuthère Irénée duPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1911-1921. Vice president Klaxon Horn Company division General Motors Corporation, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, 1922-1926, works manager Pontiac Motor Car Company, 1926-1928. Management engineer Auto Car Company, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 1929-1930.
Construction engineering layout, tooling for automobile plant Brandt & Associate, Moscow, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1931-1932. Management, construction engineering budgetary control, cost systems, Birmingham, England, managing director Daimler Motor Car Company, Coventry, England, director Benton & Stone, Ltd., Birmingham, Chairman of the Board, director Samuel Booth & Sons, Ltd., Birmingham, 1932-1939. Senior vice president, general manager Hughes Tool Company, Houston, since 1943, also director.
Director Trans World Airlines, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, National Bank Commerce, Houston.
Membership
Mason.; Clubs: Petroleum, River Oaks...
Category
1930s Realist F. W. Ayers Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Magnolia Bloom Still Life" by Howard Hughes Tool General Manager Vice President
By F. W. Ayers
Located in San Antonio, TX
F. W. Ayers (Fred) "Still Life Magnolias, 1943"
(1884-1966)
Houston Artist
Image Size: 20.25 x15.25
Frame Size: 23.5 x 18.5
Medium: Oil
"Still Life Magnolias, 1943"
F.W. (Fred) Ayers. Vice President of Hughes International Tool Houston Texas
Biography
F. W. Ayers (Fred) (1884-1966)
Background
Ayers, Fred Wesley was born on November 13, 1884 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Frank Marion and Annie Elizabeth (Perry) Ayers.
Education
Mechanical Engineering, Scranton (Pennsylvania) Corresponding School, 1910.
Career
Junior executive, plant manager, works manager Éleuthère Irénée duPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1911-1921. Vice president Klaxon Horn Company division General Motors Corporation, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, 1922-1926, works manager Pontiac Motor Car Company, 1926-1928. Management engineer Auto Car Company, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 1929-1930.
Construction engineering layout, tooling for automobile plant Brandt & Associate, Moscow, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1931-1932. Management, construction engineering budgetary control, cost systems, Birmingham, England, managing director Daimler Motor Car Company, Coventry, England, director Benton & Stone, Ltd., Birmingham, Chairman of the Board, director Samuel Booth & Sons, Ltd., Birmingham, 1932-1939. Senior vice president, general manager Hughes Tool Company, Houston, since 1943, also director.
Director Trans World Airlines, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, National Bank Commerce, Houston.
Membership
Mason.; Clubs: Petroleum, River Oaks...
Category
1940s Realist F. W. Ayers Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Still Life with Flowers and Fruit Bowl Howard Hughes VP Huges internation Tool
By F. W. Ayers
Located in San Antonio, TX
F. W. Ayers (Fred) "Still Life with Flowers and Fruit Bowl, 1939"
(1884-1966)
Houston Artist
Image Size: 30 x 24
Frame Size: 34.5 x 28.5
Medium: oil
"Still Life with Flowers and Fruit Bowl, 1939"
F.W. (Fred) Ayers. Vice President of Hughes International Tool Houston Texas
Biography
F. W. Ayers (Fred) (1884-1966)
Background
Ayers, Fred Wesley was born on November 13, 1884 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Frank Marion and Annie Elizabeth (Perry) Ayers.
Education
Mechanical Engineering, Scranton (Pennsylvania) Corresponding School, 1910.
Career
Junior executive, plant manager, works manager Éleuthère Irénée duPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1911-1921. Vice president Klaxon Horn Company division General Motors Corporation, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, 1922-1926, works manager Pontiac Motor Car Company, 1926-1928. Management engineer Auto Car Company, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 1929-1930.
Construction engineering layout, tooling for automobile plant Brandt & Associate, Moscow, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1931-1932. Management, construction engineering budgetary control, cost systems, Birmingham, England, managing director Daimler Motor Car Company, Coventry, England, director Benton & Stone, Ltd., Birmingham, Chairman of the Board, director Samuel Booth & Sons, Ltd., Birmingham, 1932-1939. Senior vice president, general manager Hughes Tool Company, Houston, since 1943, also director.
Director Trans World Airlines, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, National Bank Commerce, Houston.
Membership
Mason.; Clubs: Petroleum, River Oaks...
Category
1930s Realist F. W. Ayers Paintings
Materials
Oil
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