American fine artist
Francis Sumner Merritt
Francis Merritt (1937) at the Abbot Academy
Born (1913-04-08 ) April 8, 1913Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died December 27, 2000(2000-12-27) (aged 87)Belfast, Maine, U.S.
Other names Francis Merritt, Fran Merritt Education Vesper George School of Art , San Diego Academy of Fine Arts, Massachusetts School of Art , Yale University Occupation(s) painter, teacher, arts administrator Known for fine art
Francis "Fran" Sumner Merritt (1913–2000) was an American painter, teacher, and arts administrator.[ 1] He was a co-founder and first director of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts .[ 2]
Biography
Francis Sumner Merritt was born on April 8, 1913, in Danvers , Massachusetts .[ 2] He studied at the Vesper George School of Art , the San Diego Academy of Fine Arts, the Massachusetts School of Art , and at Yale University .[ 3]
Merritt taught at Abbot Academy , Cranbrook Academy of Art , and the Flint Institute of Arts (from 1947 to 1951).[ 3] In 1950, the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts was founded in Liberty , Maine and Merritt served as the school's first director.[ 3] [ 4] His wife Pricilla worked on the arts administration for the school.[ 4] For many years they lived at Centennial House, just outside the town of Deer Isle , Maine.[ 5]
Merritt died on December 27, 2000, in Belfast , Maine .[ 2] His work is included in the museum collections at the National Gallery of Art ,[ 6] and the Hudson Museum .[ 7]
References
^ "Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000" . The Library of Congress, LC Linked Data Service . Retrieved 2021-11-19 .
^ a b c "Francis Merritt, 87, Whose School Broadened the Study of Crafts" . The New York Times . 2001-01-08. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-11-19 .
^ a b c "Oral history interview with Francis Sumner Merritt, 1979 May 25-June 25" . Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 2021-11-22 .
^ a b Fogler, Raymond H. (2016). "Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Records, 1950-2005" . University of Maine Special Collections Library .
^ Tree, Christina; English, Nancy (2012-06-04). Explorer's Guide Maine (Sixteenth Edition) (Explorer's Complete) . Countryman Press. ISBN 978-0-88150-964-9 .
^ "Francis Merritt" . www.nga.gov . Retrieved 2021-11-22 .
^ "Francis Merritt" . Hudson Museum .
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