Frank Myers was born in Cleves, Ohio in 1899.  He was a well known marine and landscape painter, muralist, and teacher.  He visited the Monterey Peninsula for the first time in 1926; painted in Provincetown, 1927; Cape Ann, 1931; Santa Fe, 1932-33; Rockport, 1937; finally settling in Pacific Grove, Monterey Peninsula in 1940.  He taught at the Art Academy of Cincinnati from 1921-1941.  He also taught studio classes at the University of Cincinnati.

Studied

Art Academy of Cincinnati with Duveneck, H. Wessel, J.E. Weiss; PAFA summer school with Garber, Breckenridge, Pearson; Am. School at Fontainebleau, France with Despujols, Gourguet, 1923

Member

Cincinnati AC; Carmel AA; Cincinnati Assn. Prof. Artists; PAFA, 1928; CM, 1923-40; Chicago Gal. Assn

Exhibited

Closson’s Gal., Cincinnati, 1921-44; PAFA Ann., 1926; S. Indp. A., 1929, 1931; Vose Gal., Boston, 1937; Carmel AA, 1943-53; Oakland AM, 1953 (silver medal); Cin. Art Acad., 1988

Work

Mural, Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati; landscape, Cincinnati Women’s Club; Univ. Cincinnati; Hughes H.S., Cincinnati; Miami Univ., OH; Mus. New Mexico

Resources

WW47; Hughes, Artists of California, 396; Samuels, 340; Richard Boyle, exh. cat., Once by the Pacific (Art Acad. Cincinnati, 1988); Falk