Collection Information
Size: 0.4 linear feet
Summary: Four sketchbooks including two, 1877 and circa 1885, by Arthur Burdett Frost and two, 1902-1905, by his son Arthur Burdett Frost, Jr.
Arthur Burdett Frost and Arthur Burdett Frost, Jr. sketchbooks, 1877-1905
Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928
Painter, Illustrator
Overview
Biographical/Historical Note
Arthur Burdett (A.B.) Frost (1851-1928), was an American illustrator, graphic artist and comics writer. He was also well known as a painter. Frost's son, Arthur Burdett Frost, Jr. (1887-1917), was not as well known, but was an early painter of color abstractions.
Provenance
Donated 2017 by Mrs. Henry M. Reed, wife of art historian Henry M. Reed.
How to Use This Collection
Restrictions on Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
How to Cite This Collection
Arthur Burdett Frost and Arthur Burdett Frost, Jr. sketchbooks, 1877-1905. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.