Frederick Cornelius Alston

Frederick Cornelius Alston (1895–1987) was an American painter known for his landscapes, portraits, and paintings of urban life.^[1][2][3]

Frederick Cornelius Alston
Born	(1895-10-31)October 31, 1895 Wilmington, North Carolina
Died	August 1, 1987(1987-08-01) (aged 91) Columbia, Maryland
Known for	Painter

Biography

Alston was born on October 31, 1895 in Wilmington, North Carolina.^[4][5] He studied painting, architecture, and rendering at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Arts and Shaw University. In 1930, Alston took the position of Art Director at Sumner High School. His work is in the collection of the Tuskegee Institute, where he taught architectural rendering from 1922 to 1924.^[4]

Alston exhibited work in the St. Louis Citizens Art Commission, the St. Louis Society of Independent Artists, and the Urban League of St. Louis.^[4]

Alston died on August 1, 1987, in Columbia, Maryland.^[4][1]

References

1. "ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". www.getty.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
2. St. Louis Art History Project: Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Artists. St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library. 1989. OCLC 29746986.
3. Dickason Cederholm, Theresa (1973). Afro-American Artists: A Bio-bibliographical Dictionary. Boston, MA: Trustees of the Boston Public Library. p. 4.
4. "Frederick Cornelius Alston". Missouri Remembers. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
5. "Frederick Cornelius Alston - Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

External links

Artists clippings files available at:

• Frederick Cornelius Alston: Artist File. St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri.
• Urban League of St. Louis Collection, SC 18:72, St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri.
• People's Art Center of St. Louis, SC 18:70, St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri.