Frederick Jarvis was born in Monroe County, Ohio in 1898 and died in Dallas, Texas in 1966. He is considered an American landscape painter of the 20th century. Jarvis received his formal art education at the Art Students League in New York City. He also traveled to Munich, where he studied under Franz Mueller. He later studied with Silas Martin, Charles Bullette and Madam Schille.

In 1922, Jarvis moved to Dallas, Texas. He opened his studio in the Bush Temple and taught at the Merrick Fine Art School.

Jarvis was also a potter, which he exhibited along with his paintings. His painting became his love and eventually occupied all his time. Jarvis began traveling to New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, and various parts of Texas in pursuit of subjects of his very accomplished landscapes. Jarvis was quoted as saying,". . . my landscapes are impressions of the scenes in their vivid coloring."

Jarvis exhibited his work in New York; Washington D.C.; Philadelphia; Norfolk, Va.; Columbus, Ohio; and various points in the West. He was awarded a gold medal for landscape at the Texas- Oklahoma Fair of 1922. He was a member of the Society of Independent Artists of New York, the Paint and Pallet Club of Washington, and is represented in many private and public collections.

Listed:

A History of Texas Artists and Sculptors

Samuel's' Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West

Biography courtesy of Roughton Galleries, www.antiquesandfineart.com/roughton