Robert Franklin Gates
Robert Franklin Gates (1906–1982) was an American painter.
Also recorded as Robert F. Gates · Robert Gates
Robert Franklin Gates
- Born
- 1906. · Detroit.
- Died
- 1982. · Alexandria.
- Nationality
- ["United States"].
- Occupation
- ["painter"].
- Education
- ["Art Students League of New York" and "American University"].
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Biography
Also worked under the name Gates, Robert Franklin. Born at Detroit in 1906, died in Alexandria in 1982.
Robert Franklin Gates studied at Art Students League of New York and American University. Ben Long Summerford is recorded as having studied under Robert Franklin Gates. Employment is recorded with University of Florida. Work by Robert Franklin Gates is recorded in the collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum and The Phillips Collection.
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Alexandria.
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