George Albert Frost
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| George Albert Frost | |
| Born | 1843 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | 1907 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Movement | White Mountain art |
George Albert Frost (December 23, 1843 – November 13, 1907) was an American artist of the 19th century. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and had a studio in North Cambridge, Massachusetts for several years. He studied under Nicolas de Keyser at the Acadamey Royale de Belgium in Antwerp.[1] Frost made two trips to Siberia, the first, in 1867, as a member of the Bristish Columbia Exploring Expedition, with the purpose of selecting a route to connect a telegraph line from San Francisco to Moscow (Russian-American telegraph). In 1885, he accompanied George Kennan on a second trip to Siberia, during which time he painted several Siberian scenes. This trip was commissioned by The Century Magazine, and Frost's drawings and photographs from that trip were also used to illustrate Kennan's book, Siberia and the Exile System.[2] His paintings were mostly landscapes and he is considered a member of the White Mountain art group of painters.[3]
[edit] Personal Life
George A. Frost was married in 1882 to Adelia Dunham. They had two sons: Paul Rubens Frost (1883-1957), a notable landscape gardener, and Norman Wentworth Frost, a teacher and charter member of the American Esperanto Club.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Artist Frost Dies Suddenly", The Boston Evening Transcript, 1907-11-13. Retrieved on 2007-08-20. (English)
- ^ George Kennan Papers at Library of Congress
- ^ White Mountain Art bio
