Frank Handlen

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Frank Handlen
Born
Frank William Handlen
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 2023(2023-05-25) (aged 106)
, U.S.
Occupations
  • Painter
  • sculptor
  • shipwright
Known forMarine based portraits
Children2

Frank William Handlen (September 26, 1916 – May 25, 2023) was an American painter, sculptor and shipwright, known for his marine-based portraits.[2]

Saltwind, by Frank W. Handlen
The offshore swell

Biography

Born in

Kennebunkport
River Green.

Handlen was a Fellow of The American Society of Marine Artists for 22 years. He illustrated "Seapiece The Story of a Maine Boy" by Will Beale and "The Story of Maine for Young Readers" by Melville Freeman and Estelle Hale Perry. His pastels, oil paintings and pen and ink drawings are extensively owned by private and corporate collectors including The Kennebunkport Historical Society,[3] The Brick Store Museum, MBNA, Sears Roebuck and The St. Botolph Club in Boston. He turned 100 in September 2016,[4] and 105 in 2021.[5][2]

Handlen died in Biddeford, Maine, on May 25, 2023, at the age of 106.[6]

References

  1. ^ Charles Raskob Robinson (1 May 2010). "Notes From Brush Hill" (PDF). Asma Journal. p. 7. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Beloved local artist Frank Handlen celebrates 105th birthday". Portsmouth Herald. September 8, 2021.
  3. ^ kporthistory.org
  4. ^ Duke Harrington (2016-09-16). "Port artist will celebrate as usual, he'll paint". Mainely Media. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  5. ^ Edward D. Murphy (October 1, 2021). "Kennebunkport's 'Renaissance man' honored at age 105". Press Herald.
  6. ^ "Obituary – Frank Handlen". Portland Press Herald. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

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