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Frances Foy – Artist

(April 11, 1890 – 1963) was an American painter, muralist, illustrator, and etcher born in Chicago, Illinois. Her works included four mural commissions on display in various post offices including, two in Wisconsin, two in Illinois and one in Indiana.

Wisconsin Wildflowers – Autumn, Frances Foy, photograph by David W. Gates Jr.

Mural inside the Milwaukee, West Allis post office.

Wisconsin Wildflowers – Spring, by France Foy, photograph by David W. Gates Jr.

Mural inside the Milwaukee, West Allis post office.

Preparation for Autumn Festival, Frances Foy, photograph by David W. Gates Jr.

Mural inside the Dunkirk, Indiana post office.

Advent of the Pioneer, Frances Foy, photograph by David W. Gates Jr.

Mural inside the downtown Chicago – Loop post office.

The Letter, Frances Foy, photograph by David W. Gates Jr.

Mural inside the East Alton, Illinois post office.

SOURCES

  • Personal visit by David W. Gates Jr.
  • Who’s Who in American Art: Falk, Peter H., editor-in-chief; Lewis, Audrey M., head of research. “Who’s Who in American Art.” Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999.
  • Ask Art https://www.askart.com/artist_museums/Frances_Foy/19293/Frances_Foy.aspx, accessed 11/22/2024