By Frank Mason
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a framed oil on canvas painting, of three working men, entitled "The Forge," signed by Frank Mason, dated 1984. In excellent condition. The dimensions of the frame are 58" W x 72" H.
Frank Herbert Mason was born on February 20, 1921in Cleveland, Ohio. His father was a Shakespearean actor and his mother was a violinist and a pianist. He attended the Music and Arts High School in New York city until he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Arts Students League of New York with Frank Dumond. In 1951, he began teaching at the Art Students League.
His painting, the Resurrection of Christ, can be seen in Old St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. In 1962, he received a commission to paint eight large paintings of the Life of St. Anthony of Padua, which were permanently installed in the 11th Century Church of San Giovanni de Malta, in Venice, where his paintings hang alongside a painting by Giovanni Bellini. Consequently, the Order of Malta conferred upon him the Cross of Merit, Prima...
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1980s Vintage Frank Mason Furniture