Frederic Kimball Mizen (Illinois, 1888-1964), "March and April", oil on canvas

sight: 20 x 23 in., frame: 29 x 32 in.

Provenance: Property from the estate of a Farmers Branch, Texas gentleman

Born in Chicago, Frederic Mizen became a noted western genre and landscape painter as well as illustrator, portraitist, and art teacher. Growing up, he had heard stories of the West from his father who was secretary to three generals active on the frontier. At age 20, he began an illustration assignment with Joseph P. Berren Studios for a Sears catalog, and eventually designed the first billboard ad for Coca Cola as well as numerous magazine covers including Saturday Evening Post, the American and Collier's. He also was successful financially with his advertising work for automobile manufacturers including Oldsmobile, Cadillac, and Packard. During the summers, he painted in the West, joining Walter Ufer in Taos, New Mexico, which was becoming an established art colony. In 1936, he founded the Frederic Mizen Academy of Art in Chicago and designed Southwest landscapes for the Santa Fe Railroad. He also received numerous portrait commissions. For eight years, 1952 to 1960, he chaired the Department of Art of Baylor University, and he was a member of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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