Frederick Polley

male 1875-1957
Era:
19th/20th Century
Life city:
Indianapolis,
Work city:
Indianapolis, IN
Teachers:
Forsyth
J.R. Hopkins
Styles:
Etchings
Flowers
Illustrations
Landscapes
Paintings
Rivers
Watercolors
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Frederick Polley, the son of two teachers, was born on August 15, 1875 in Union City, Indiana. He studied under William Forsyth at the John Herron Art Institute, under James R. Hopkins in Provincetown, Massachusetts and at the Corcoran Art School. He was a member of the Indiana Artists Club, the Chicago Galleries Association, the Salmagundi Club of New York City, the Chicago Society of Etchers and the Brown County Art Gallery Association. He exhibited at the Carnegie Institute, the Society of Etchers in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, and at the Library of Congress. In 1923 Polley was commissioned by the state of Pennsylvania to etch the buildings of old Germantown. He won prizes at the Hoosier Salon in 1942 and 1943, the Indiana Art Club in 1939, 1943, and 1945, the Herron Art Institute in 1934 and the New Orleans Art League in 1943. Polley was working as a telegraph operator in Illinois when he became seriously interested in sketching. His drawings of area landmarks were featured in the local newspaper. He was also a government mapmaker in Washington, D.C. when he studied etching at the Corcoran Art School. A New York publisher noticed his work and he began to do illustrations for magazines. In 1914 Polley returned to Indiana, and settled in Indianapolis with his wife and daughters. He became the city's only professional etcher. He taught graphic design at Arsenal Technical High School for many years and submitted stories and sketches to the Indianapolis Star to supplement his income. He made several trips to the Peaceful Valley in Brown County, Indiana, providing numerous subjects for sketches and stories for his Sunday feature in the Star. Frederick Polley died in Brown County on September 9, 1957. We are very interested in purchasing artwork by Frederick Polley. Please contact us if you have pieces you are considering selling.

Brown County Farm Country Church Brown County Road Morningside Gloucester Southern Indiana Landscape Hoosier Farm Brookville Courthouse Covered Bridge Alpine Landscape Country Lane Gloucester The Basket Weaver Graphic Beauty on the Big Raccoon Turkey Run Safe Harbor Brown County Landscape Untitled Untitled Pastoral Landscape Soldiers and Sailors Monument Bridge at Nature Camp Pirates Alley, New Orleans Westminster Abbey, London Christ Church Bear Wallow Road Brown County with Figures Pierson College Headstones Monument Mill Scene Salem Lane Commercial Warf, Gloucester The Valley in Spring Cabin New York City Provincetown Town Hall Brooklyn Bridge Bean Blossom Bridge, Brown County, IN Majestic Oak in Autumn Dress Palace Gate House Dancing Woods Shaded Road Shadow Hill Farm Canal Reflection Canal Reflection (Cropped) Busy Street Congressional Library Hillside Pasture

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