- Frederick Harer
Frederick Harer (
November 15 ,1879 –April 27 ,1949 ) was an American painter, sculptor and etcher, best known for his skill as a gilder and framemaker. He produced frames for many of the Pennsylvania Impressionist painters, includingEdward Redfield andDaniel Garber . Today, having a Harer frame on a Pennsylvania Impressionist painting adds significantly to its value.Harer was born in Blossburg,
Pennsylvania . The son of a successful cabinetmaker, Harer had worked for his father as a youth and inherited his tools upon his father's death.He studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Arts and the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1900-1903 and 1908-1910), where his teachers includedThomas Anschutz andWilliam Merritt Chase .Harer also traveled extensively, and his work and design was heavily influenced by
Spain and theWest Indies .He exhibited at the
National Academy of Design and thePennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts . He was a teacher and mentor toBen Badura , and inspired the work of framersFrancis A. Coll andCullen Yeats .He died on April 27, 1949, in
Uhlerstown, Pennsylvania .
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