biography of Frederick William BECKER (1888-1974)

Birth place: Vermillion, SD territory

Death place: Riverside County, CA

Addresses: NYC, 1930s; Oklahoma City, OK; Texas, 1941; Taos, NM; Cathedral City, CA; Palm Springs, CA

Profession: Painter, muralist

Studied: Los Angeles School Art & Des.; Mackey School Art; PAFA; ASL of Los Angeles; and with Hugh Breckenridge, Daniel Garber; Joseph T. Pearson; Hale; Robert Reid; Emil Carlsen.

Exhibited: Kansas City AI, 1932 (prize); WMAA, 1938.

Member: Soc. Texas A.; SSAL; Oklahoma AA.

Work: Univ. Oklahoma; Oklahoma City Art League; Oklahoma Hist. Bldg. (War Chief Posay")"

Comments: He traveled widely as an itinerant artist; specialized in landscapes and murals. Cf. Fred Becker.

Sources: WW53; WW47; Hughes, Artists in California, 41; P&H Samuels, 33.