Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1908 - 1998
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Margaret Biggar Scrapbook Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1991-27
Abstract
Margaret Elleanor Biggar was a metalworker and teacher, working out of her own studio in Fairhope, Alabama, for most of her career. From 1929-1931, Biggar assisted renowned English metalsmith, Arthur Nevill Kirk, at the Cranbrook Academy of Art as a paid apprentice, working primarily as the polisher. In July 1939, Biggar and her partner, Eloise Hooker, set up their first “metalcraft” studio in which they taught classes in working silver, copper and brass. Their classes and studio were...
Dates:
1929 - 1973
Cranbrook Academy of Art Administration Records
Collection
Identifier: 1981-09
Abstract
In 1927 George G. Booth established the Cranbrook Academy of Art as an educational environment where students could come and learn from master artists in residence. The Academy functioned as a department under the Cranbrook Foundation and included painting, architecture, sculpture, ceramics and decorative design. The first Academy students were taken in early 1930. Eliel Saarinen was the first President (1932-1946). In 1942, with the opening of the Museum and Library, the Academy became an...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1942 - 1973
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- Architecture 1
- Art -- Study and teaching 1
- Arts and crafts movement 1
- Design 1
- Education 1
- Exhibitions 1
- Fairhope (Ala.) 1
- Industrial design 1
- Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century 1
- Painting 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Silverwork 1
- Weaving 1 ∧ less
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