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Frederick Conway Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

1900-1973

Frederick Conway was a painter, educator and lecturer. When Max Beckmann was in residence at Washington University, Conway and he became close associates. Conway was one of the first to realize the importance and seriousness of Beckmann's teaching, and Beckmann painted Conway's portrait in 1949. He was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and studied at the Saint Louis School of Fine Arts and in Paris at the Academie Julian, the Academy Moderne, and the Academy Grande Chaumiere. He has done murals for the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and exhibited widely including at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Kansas City Art Institute and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC.

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Artist: Frederick Conway
Golf Bags, Caddy with Golf Bag on His Back
By Frederick Conway
Located in Missouri, MO
Framed Size: approx 17 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches Fred Conway (1900-1973) "Golf Bags, Caddy with Golf Bag on His Back" Pen/Ink/Watercolor on Paper Site Size: approx. 10 x 13 inches Framed Size: approx. 17 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches A member of the faculty of the Washington University Art School from 1929 to 1970, Frederick Conway...
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1960s American Modern Frederick Conway Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Two Golfers and a Caddy
By Frederick Conway
Located in Missouri, MO
Fred Conway “Two Golfers and a Caddy” c. 1965 Pen, Ink & Watercolor on Paper 13 x 17 inches Signed A member of the faculty of the Washington University Art School from 1929 to 1970, Frederick Conway...
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1960s Abstract Frederick Conway Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pen

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