Frederick Franck
Frederick Franck | |
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| Born | 12 April 1909 The Netherlands |
| Died | 5 June 2006 (aged 97) Warwick, New York, United States |
| Known for | Sculpture, Painting, Drawing |
Frederick Sigfred Franck (April 12, 1909 – June 5, 2006) was a painter, sculptor, and author of more than 30 books on
dental surgeon by trade, and worked with Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Africa from 1958 to 1961.[1]
His sculptures are in the collections of the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
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His major creation was a sculpture garden and park adjacent to his home in
D.T. Suzuki.[3]
More than 70 sculptures adorn the property, which is now operated by a nonprofit foundation.
Bibliography
- Messenger of the Heart: The Book of Angelus Silesius, with observations by the ancient Zen masters, (ISBN 978-0-941532-70-9
- The Buddha Eye: An Anthology of the Kyoto School and its Contemporaries, (ISBN 978-0-941532-59-4
- What Matters: Spiritual Nourishment for Head and Heart, (Skylight Paths Publishing, 2004) ISBN 978-1-59473-013-9
- Ode to the Human Face: Seeing/Molding the Human Face As Meditation, (Codhill Press, 2004) ISBN 978-1-930337-12-1
- A Passion for Seeing: On Being an Image Maker, (Codhill Press, 2003) ISBN 978-1-930337-06-0
- A Zen Book of Hours, (Codhill Press, 2003) ISBN 978-1-930337-13-8
- Seeing Venice: An Eye in Love : An Inner Travelogue With 94 Drawings, (Codhill Press, 2002) ISBN 978-1-930337-04-6
- What Does It Mean to Be Human?, (St. Martin's Griffin, 2001) ISBN 978-0-312-27101-5
- Pacem in Terris: A Love Story, (Codhill Press, 2000) ISBN 978-1-930337-02-2
- Fingers Pointing Toward the Sacred: A Twentieth Century Pilgrimage on the Eastern and Western Way, (Beacon Point Press, 1994) ISBN 978-1-56907-006-2
- Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing: Meditation in Action, (ISBN 978-0-553-37146-8
- A Little Compendium on That Which Matters, (St Martins Press, 1993) ISBN 978-0-312-09327-3
- To Be Human Against All Odds: On the Reptile Still Active in Our Brain (Nanzan Studies in Religion and Culture), (Asian Humanities Pr, 1991) ISBN 978-0-89581-945-1
- Life Drawing Life: On Seeing/Drawing the Human, (Great River Books, 1989) ISBN 978-0-915556-19-9
- Echoes from the Bottomless Well, (Vintage, 1985) ISBN 978-0-394-72995-4
- Art As a Way: A Return to the Spiritual Roots, (Crossroad Publishing Company, 1981) ISBN 978-0-8245-0076-4
- EveryOne: the timeless Myth of "Everyman" reborn, (Wildwood House Ltd, 1979) ISBN 0-7045-0347-6
- The Awakened Eye, (Vintage, 1979) ISBN 978-0-394-74021-8
- An encounter with Oomoto "The great origin": A faith rooted in the ancient mysticism and the traditional arts of Japan, (Cross Currents, 1975)
- Christ Equals Buddha, (Wildwood Ho, 1974) ISBN 978-0-7045-0130-0
- Zen of Seeing: Seeing/Drawing as Meditation, (Vintage, 1973) ISBN 978-0-394-71968-9
- Simenon's Paris, (Dial Press, 1970)
- Exploding church;: From Catholicism to Catholicism, (Delacorte Press, 1968)
- My Eye is in Love: Revelations on the Act of Seeing by Drawing, (Macmillan, 1963)
- African Sketchbook, (Peter Davies, 1962)
- Days with Albert Schweitzer, (Peter Davies, 1959)
- Open Wide, Please!, (Peter Davies, 1957)
References
- ^ "Frederick Franck | Remembering Spiritual Masters | Spirituality & Practice". www.spiritualityandpractice.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ [1] Los Angeles Times obituary, June 19, 2006
- ^ "Pacem in Terris: A Retreat Dedicated to Peace and Art - New York Times". Archived from the original on 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-31. New York Times article about Pacem in Terris, July 7, 2006
External links
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- Pacem in Terris website
- An overview about Frederick Frank and his work from SpiritualityandPractice.com's "Remembering Spiritual Masters" Project.
- An interview with some excerpts from his writing.
- over zijn werk en afbeeldingen van de kruisweg en het verhaal van de os Studentenkerk Nijmegen
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