Frank A. Mechau

As published in the Foundation’s Report for 1933–34:

MECHAU, FRANK ALBERT:  Appointed for creative work in painting, in the United States; tenure, twelve months from April 1, 1934.

Born January 26, 1904, at Wakeeney, Kansas. Education:  University of Denver, 1922–24. Denver Academy of Fine Arts, 1924–25; Art Institute of Chicago, 1925-26. Travel and study in Europe.

Exhibited at Denver Museum, 1925; Architectural League, New York, 1927; Surindependants, Paris, 1931; Artistes Americains Modernes de Paris, 1932; Annual Exhibit of the Denver Art Museum, 1932 (received honorable mention). One man shows at the Junior League Gallery, Denver, 1932, and Chappell House, University of Denver, 1932.

Illustrator of Love of Myrrhine and Konallis, by Richard Aldington, 1926; illustrator (with Lurelle Guild) of The Geography of American Antiques, 1929. Executed two designs for the Ballet Russe, Paris, 1930.