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Fred Becker - Piano Player

Piano Player (1935–40)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
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Fred Becker

Frederick Gerhard Becker was an American printmaker and educator.

Becker was born on August 5, 1913, in Oakland, California. Becker was born to a silent film actor, and was raised in Hollywood. In 1933 he moved to New York City where he briefly studied architecture at New York University. He abandoned architecture to become a printmaker. In 1935 he joined the Graphic Arts Division of the Works Project Administration and then became involved with the Atelier 17 printmaking studio in the 1940s before he was drafted into World War II. He was also a member of the Society of American Graphic Artists.

Becker began his teaching career after his return from the war. He first taught at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. He then taught Washington University in St. Louis where he created the printmaking department. He went on to teach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Becker was the recipient of a Tiffany Foundation fellowship and a Yaddo fellowship. In 1957 he was the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship.

Becker died on June 30, 2004, in Amhurst, Massachusetts.

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San Diego Mission (ca. 1935-1939)

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Manicure

Manicure (1935–43)

Mortimer Borne (American, 1902-1987)
Roll Them Bones

Roll Them Bones (1935 - 1943)

Irving Guyer (American, 1916-2012)
Boy Sitting on Cot

Boy Sitting on Cot (1936)

James Nibbie (American, 20th Century)
Figure

Figure (1940)

Charles Washington McNeill Jr.
John Henry and the Witch Woman

John Henry and the Witch Woman (1935–40)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
Aloes

Aloes (ca. 1935-1938)

Josephine Joy (American, 1869-1948)
Rhode Island Landscape

Rhode Island Landscape (1939)

Frank Herman Alston Jr. (American, 1913-1978)
Happy Days

Happy Days (1940)

Abraham Mark Datz (American, 1889-1969)
Eaton’s Landing

Eaton’s Landing (1935 - 1943)

Samuel L. Margolies (American, 1879–1974)
William Street

William Street

Elias Grossman (American, 1898 – 1947)
Jenkins Band/Orphan Band (Harlem)

Jenkins Band/Orphan Band (Harlem) (1934)

Malvin Gray Johnson (American, 1896 – 1934)
Evolution of Swing

Evolution of Swing (1940-1942)

Raymond Steth (American, 1917 - 1997)
Excavation at the White House

Excavation at the White House (ca. 1941)

Mitchell Jamieson (American, 1915–1976)
East 13th Street

East 13th Street (1937)

Chuzu Tamatzu (American, 20th century)
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