biography of Frederick Rhodes SISSON (1893-1962)

Birth place: Providence, RI

Death place: Falmouth, MA

Addresses: Providence, RI; Falmouth, MA (1952-on)

Profession: Painter, critic, teacher

Studied: RISD; BMFA School; Acad. de la Grande Chaumière, Paris; with Abbott Thayer in NH, 1920-21.

Exhibited: AIC, 1924, 1926; S. Indp. A., 1924, 1927; Corcoran Gal biennial, 1928; MMA (AV); PAFA Ann., 1930; L.D.M. Sweat Mem. Mus., 1946; Brown Univ. Contemporary Artists, Providence, 1946; RISD, 1946; Rhode Island State College, 1946; Attleboro (MA) Mus., 1946; Texas A&M College, 1954; Univ. Houston, 1954; New Hampshire AA (solo); Providence Art Club, 1935 (solo), 1951 (solo), 1955; Van Dieman-Lillenfeld Gal., 1952 (solo); Cape Cod AA, 1952 (solo); Grace Horne Gal., Boston

Member: Providence Art Club; Contemporary Artists, Providence.

Work: RISD; Brown Univ.; L.D.M. Sweat Mem. Mus.; mural, Houston, TX

Comments: Positions: teacher, RISD, 1924-52; critic, Providence Journal, 1932-50.

Sources: WW59; WW47; exh. cat., Art & Antique Gal., (Worcester, MA, 1982); Falk, Exh. Record Series.