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Frederick Freer

Frederick Warren Freer (1849 - 1908) was active/lived in Illinois, New York / Germany.  Frederick Freer is known for Genre, interiors, floral, portrait and figure painting, teaching.

The following biography was provided by Margaret Bullock, Art Professsional.

Frederick Warren Freer was born on June 16, 1849 in Kennicott's Grove, Illinois, now part of Chicago. His father, Joseph Warren Freer, was a doctor and for a time served as president of Rush Medical College. Freer was raised in Chicago and attended public schools. He was originally expected to become a doctor like his father, but a childhood illness at age 14 left him partially deaf, and he was instead encouraged to develop his talent for drawing.

In 1867, at the age of 18, Freer traveled to Munich to study at the Munich Royal Academy*. He remained there until 1871, returning to Chicago in September just before the Great Chicago fire in October that destroyed the Freer family home and belongings. He spent the next five years living in Chicago studying art, exhibiting, and occasionally traveling, including a trip to Mexico in 1874 or 1875.

After his father's death in 1877, Freer returned to   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 9009 characters.]  Artist bio

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