Frank Harmon Myers

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Frank Harmon Myers (1899 – 1956) was an American painter. His work includes a variety of topics but he is best known for his seascapes.

Frank H. Myers was born in Cleves, Ohio. His family moved to Cincinnati in 1907. Myers studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati through 1920. In June of 1921 he went to France with John Weis, who had been one of his teachers at the Academy. When they returned to Cincinnati Myers began teaching at the Art Academy. He received commissions for portraits. In 1932 Myers took a sabbatical and painted in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In the early forties Myers moved with his wife and son to the Monterey peninsula. They lived in Pacific Grove. Myers was active in the Carmel Art Association and served as president in 1953. He died of a heart attack in 1956.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) has five Myers paintings in its collection. Some of the other institutions with paintings by Myers include the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Irvine Museum.

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• The biographical information in this article comes from the catalog for a 1988 exhibit at Art Academy of Cincinnati titled Frank H Myers: A Retrospective.

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NAME	Myers, Frank Harmon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Myers, Frank H.
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American painter
DATE OF BIRTH	1899
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cleves, Ohio, United States
DATE OF DEATH	1956
PLACE OF DEATH	California, United States