Jump to content

Fred A. Precht

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by GoingBatty (talk | contribs) at 22:37, 13 November 2016 (General fixes using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

File:'The Rabbi's Concert' by Fred A. Precht.jpg
The Rabbi's Concert by Fred A. Precht

Fred A. Precht (1863[1]-1942[2]) was a painter of portraits and interior scenes. He was born in Germany, November 29, 1863, and immigrated to the United States in 1880, at age 16.[3] He lived and worked in New York City, exhibiting in the Society of Independent Artists, the National Academy of Design and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1917 and 1930.[4] He died in 1942.

References

  • Falk, Peter Hastings, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975, Madison, CT, Sound View Press, 1999, Vol. III, p. 2657.
  • Jacobsen, Anita, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists, Dallas, Texas, A. J. Publications, 2002, Vol. I, Book III, p. 2592.
  • National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.), Pennsylvania Academy Moderns, 1910-1940, Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1975, p. 40.

Footnotes