Frank W. Applebee

Frank Woodberry Applebee
Born	1902 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	1988
Alma mater	Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Occupation(s)	Painter, educator

Frank W. Applebee (1902–1988) was an American painter and educator. He was a co-founder of the Dixie Art Colony and the head of the art department at Auburn University.

Early life

Frank Woodberry Applebee was born in Boston, Massachusetts.[1][2] He studied art at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.[2]

Career

Applebee was a co-founder of the Dixie Art Colony in Alabama in 1933.[3] By 1937, he was an instructor at the colony.[4]

Applebee was subsequently the head of the art department at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, later known as Auburn University.[1] He helped pick the permanent collection of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.[1] He became professor emeritus in 1969.[2]

Applebee was a regionalist painter.[2] He was elected as one of five vice presidents of the Alabama Art League in 1947.[5] Two years later, in 1949, he won a prize from the league at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.[2]

Death

Applebee died in 1988.[2]

References

1. "The Art of Frank Applebee". Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Auburn University. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
2. "Frank Woodberry Applebee: 1902 -1988". Dixie Art Colony Foundation. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
3. Davis, Anita Price; Emerson, Jimmy (2015). New Deal Art in Alabama: The Murals, Sculptures and Other Works, and Their Creators. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 143. ISBN 9780786498291. OCLC 900306745.
4. Olson, Ted, ed. (2004). CrossRoads: A Southern Culture Annual. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. p. 110. ISBN 9780865548664. OCLC 55000679.
5. "Mrs. Steagall Elected Art League President". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. June 15, 1947. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.