Frederic B. Schell b. 1838

Also known as F.B. Schell, Frederick B. Schell
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Frederic B. Schell was an illustrator for the American publications Harper's Weekly & Frank Leslie's Illustrated News. He was recruited to be the Superintendent of the Art Department for the Picturesque Atlas of Australia (1888). While in Australia, he wrote ‘How books are illustrated’, Centennial Magazine. His albums of photographs collected while in Australia now reside in the Yale University Art Gallery.
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exhibited at
Masterpiece Fine Art Gallery Australian Artists Colonial to Contemporary: A Spring Exhibition
Date
2000
Place
Masterpiece Fine Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
Description
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Exhibition
Exhibition of Australian Art
Date
1898
Place
Grafton Gallery, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Periods active
  • c.1862 - 1902
  • 1888 - 1898
Residences
  • 1886 - c.1888 Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1888 England
  • Sydney, New South Wales
Other occupations
  • illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6924) -
  • illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Alternative names
  • F.B. Schell
  • Frederick B. Schell
Arrivals
  • 1886 (Departed in 1888.)
Trainings
  • Pennsylvania Academy of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 1858 - c.1862
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Birth embedded
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Place Philadelphia, PA, USA
Death
Burial place Philadelphia, PA, USA
embedded
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Place New York City, NY, USA
Summary