Frank L. Engle Explained

Frank L. Engle
Birth Date:June 9, 1916
Birth Place:Peoria County, Illinois, U.S.
Death Date:February 20, 2002
Death Place:Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Education:Indiana University's Herron School of Art and Design
University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation:Professor, painter, sculptor, glass artist
Spouse:Bethany Windham

Frank L. Engle (June 9, 1916 - February 20, 2002) was an American artist and educator from Alabama.[1] A professor of Art at the University of Alabama,[2] he was an oil and watercolor painter, a ceramic and metal sculptor, a printmaker,[3] and a glass artist.[2] He designed the crest of the 1949 Ford.[4] Along with his wife, he was the subject of a retrospective at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center on the campus of the University of Alabama in 2017.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kneeland . Eve Engle . Frank L. Engle . Encyclopedia of Alabama . Alabama Humanities Foundation . September 18, 2009 . February 28, 2020.
  2. News: U of A Art Professor To Study Glass Making . February 29, 2020 . The Anniston Star . Anniston, Alabama . July 28, 1957. 18. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Alabama artists to exhibit here. . February 29, 2020 . The Birmingham News . Birmingham, Alabama . January 22, 1961. 68. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: The Ford Crest . February 29, 2020 . The Andalusia Star-News . Andalusia, Alabama . February 1, 1951. 7. Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Cultural Arts Center Features Bethany and Frank Engle Art Retrospective . News . The University of Alabama . May 8, 2017 . February 29, 2020.