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Frances Myers
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Frances Julia Myers
April 16, 1936 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
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| Died | December 17, 2014 (aged 78) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Known for | Printmaking |
Frances Julia Myers (born April 16, 1936 – died December 17, 2014) was a talented American artist. She was especially known for her amazing printmaking work.
About Frances Myers
Frances Myers was born on April 16, 1936, in Racine, Wisconsin. She started her art studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. Later, she moved to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. There, she earned two degrees: a Bachelor of Science in 1962 and a Master of Fine Arts in 1965.
While teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Frances lived on a farm. This farm was in Hollandale, Wisconsin. She lived there with her husband, Warrington Colescott, who was also a printmaker.
Frances Myers passed away on December 17, 2014, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Her Art Career
Frances Myers used many different ways to create her prints. These included "relief," "photo-etching," and mixing different art methods.
She was most famous for her prints that showed buildings. Frances once said, “I don’t want to invent a building, I want to bring new life to a building.” This means she loved to show existing buildings in a new and interesting way.
Growing up in Racine, Frances saw many buildings designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. She honored his work in 1980 with a special collection. It was called The Frank Lloyd Wright Print Portfolio: Aquatints by Frances Myers. This collection had six prints of different buildings Wright designed. Some of these included Wingspread and the Guggenheim Museum.
Frances Myers also taught art for 20 years. She worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1988 to 2008. She started as an Assistant Professor and later became the head of the Graphics Department.
Awards and Collections
Frances Myers received several important awards for her art. She earned two National Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. She also won an H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship and a Kellett Mid-Career Award from UW-Madison. She was also a fellow of the National Academy of Design in New York.
In 2016, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art held a special show of her work. This show happened after she passed away. Her art can be found in many museum collections. These include the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Davidson Art Center, and the Brooklyn Museum. Her work is also in several museums in Wisconsin. These include the Racine Art Museum, Kenosha Public Museum, and the Milwaukee Art Museum.
