Frank Carson
American (1881-1962)
Born in Waltham, Massachusetts in 1881, Frank Carson had a diverse artistic career as a painter, writer, teacher and critic, working on the New England coast as well as in Bermuda. He received his training at the Massachusetts Normal Art School, the Fenway Art School, the Art Students League in New York City, and the Boothbay Art Colony in Maine. Carson was a member of various art organizations such as the Copley Society in Boston, the Providence Watercolor Club, the Provincetown Art Association, and the Boston Art Club. During his career, Carson exhibited his work extensively throughout the country, including several solo shows. Highlights of these exhibitions include the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (1919-1931), the Berkley League of Fine Art in Massachusetts (1924), the Boston Art Club where he won a prize in 1924, the Buffalo Fine Art Academy, the Newport Art Association, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Provincetown Art Association, the Gloucester Society of Artists, the Boston Society of Independent Artists, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Providence Art Club, the Providence Watercolor Club, the Boston Museum of Fine Art, a solo show at the Washington Art Club, a solo show at the University of Washington, the Copley Society, and the Brooklyn Museum. CarsonÃs works are in the collections of various museums, galleries, and private collections including the Berkeley League of Fine Art, Vanderpoel College, the Manchester Historic Association, and the Boston Art Club.