Frederick Cornelius Alston Explained

Frederick Cornelius Alston
Birth Date:	October 31, 1895
Birth Place:	Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:	Columbia, Maryland, U.S.
Education:	Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, Shaw University
Occupation:	Painter, illustrator, educator

Frederick Cornelius Alston (18951987) was an American painter, illustrator, and educator. He is known for his landscapes, portraits, and paintings of urban life.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Alston was born on October 31, 1895, in Wilmington, North Carolina into a Black family.^{[4] [5]} He studied at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Arts, and Shaw University.^[6]

In 1930, Alston took the position of art director at Sumner High School in St. Louis. His work is in the collection of the Tuskegee Institute, where he taught architectural rendering from 1922 to 1924.

In 1933, he participated in the "1933 Exhibition of the Work of Negro Artists" at the Art Centre in New York City, sponsored by the Harmon Foundation.^[7] Alston exhibited work in the St. Louis Citizens Art Commission, the St. Louis Society of Independent Artists, and the Urban League of St. Louis.

Alston died on August 1, 1987, in Columbia, Maryland.^[4]

External links

Artists clippings files available at:

• Frederick Cornelius Alston: Artist File. St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri.
• Urban League of St. Louis Collection, SC 18:72, St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri.
• People's Art Center of St. Louis, SC 18:70, St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research). 2021-09-20. www.getty.edu.
2. Book: St. Louis Art History Project: Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Artists. St. Louis Public Library. 1989. St. Louis, Missouri. 29746986.
3. Book: Dickason Cederholm, Theresa. Afro-American Artists: A Bio-bibliographical Dictionary. Trustees of the Boston Public Library. 1973. Boston, MA. 4.
4. Web site: Frederick Cornelius Alston . Missouri Remembers . 23 September 2022 . en.
5. Web site: Frederick Cornelius Alston - Biography . 2021-09-20 . AskArt.com.
6. Book: Negro Artists: An Illustrated Review of Their Achievements . 1935 . Harmon Foundation incorporated . . 41 . en.
7. Book: Exhibition of Work by Negro Artists . Harmon Foundation . 1933 . New York City, New York . The Metropolitan Museum of Art.