Documenting Monumentality
Frank Peers
1891 - 1938
Peers, Frank. Untitled (90's Tale). 20th Century. Print, 9 x 7 3/4 in. Mulvane Art Museum
Peers, Frank. Untitled (90's Tale). 20th Century. Print, 9 1/2 x 6 in. Mulvane Art Museum
Peers, Frank. Frontispiece for Tale of the 90's. 20th Century. Print, 7 3/4 x 5 in. Mulvane Art Museum
Peers, Frank. Untitled (90's Tale). 20th Century. Print, 7 1/2 x 5 in. Mulvane Art Museum
Explore the Timeline:
1891
1910
Born in Topeka, KS, to Dr. T W. Peers and Stella Peers
Graduated from Topeka High
School
1912 - 1916
Attended Schooling for Stenography after THS
Washburn College (Mathematics Major & French Minor)
Illustrated for The High School World
Illustrated for The Kaw and The Ichabodian
1917
1919
Studied under Mrs. Whittemore concerning artistic endevours
Allentown, PA. Army Ambulance Company
Residing in NY
May: Enlisted in Draft for the War. Working at the time in Boston, MA for the Ambulance Co Red Cross and employed by the Red Cross
1st Class Private
Transferred to Washington D.C. after work in Allentown to work in Bacteriology and Chemistry
1918
MIT Studies
Feb. Left on the Leviathan with the American Committee for Relief in the Near East (ACRNE)
Contracted for a year's work in the Near East (Aintab)
1921
1920
July. Started Journey back to the United States on the Ryndam
Boston, MA and NY
1922 - 1923
April 1922 - 1923 lived abroad in France and Italy
Painting and display of one artwork at the Waldorf-Astoria
Helped write plays such as "The Exquisite Hour"
Resided in Venice for Several Months
1925
March: Received Passport from Washington D.C.
Intended Countries of Travel Included: France, Italy, Germany, Spain, the British Isles, Greece, Egypt, and the city of Constantinople
1925 - 1926
Returned to France for Art School
Studied in Fontainebleau
Visited Le Puy-en-Velay, Poitiers, Carcassonne
1927
1930s
May: Returned to New York from Le Havre, France on the S.S. Liberty
Independent artist and well-known illustrator for Macmillan Publishing Company
1933
July: Frank sails from Gothenburg, Sweden to New York on the S.S. Drottningholm
1931
July: Sailed from Southhampton, England to Quebec, Canada on the S.S. Empress of Britain
1934
July: Back from Abroad Travels on the S.S. Champlain from Le Havre, France
1935
March: Return from Naples, Italy on the S.S. Saturnia
1938
Death. Result of Tragic Accident in NY
Daily Details: Aspects of Artistic Expression
Adeline Peers
1889 - 1973
Explore the Timeline:
1889
1908 - 1909
Born in Topeka, KS
Attended Washburn College
Left Washburn College to help care for her father, Dr. T.W. Peers
1913
1917
Graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors
Assisted with the Topeka Art Guild
1915
State Census: Residence at SW 1324 Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS
1918
Attended graduate studies at the University of Chicago (Bacteriology, Chemistry, and brief mention of Art)
Stationed in Hattiesburg, MS, at Camp Shelby. Worked in Bacteriology and Disease Studies
1919
Feb. Left on the Leviathan with the American Committee for Relief in the Near East (ACRNE)
Contracted for a year's work in the Near East (Mostly in Marash and Aleppo)
1920
1921 - 1922
July. Started Journey back to the United States on the Ryndam
Washburn Art Club, Department, and Topeka Art Guild talks of Near Eastern Art
Peking, China: Research & Work in Bacteriology
1926
1924
Secretary for China Medical Board (Rockefeller Foundation)
Secretary for China Medical Board (Rockefeller Foundation) 1924 -1927
1927
Secretary for China Medical Board (Rockefeller Foundation)
May: Engaged in Passage back to U.S.
1929
November: Returned to New York from Le Havre, France
1931
Secretary for China Medical Board (Rockefeller Foundation)
1940
U.S. Census of Residence at 1333 SW Buchanan St, Topeka, KS
1946 - 1949
Auditing Art Classes at Washburn University
1951
Secretary for China Medical Board (Rockefeller Foundation)
1952 - 1957
Auditing Art Classes at Washburn University
July: Returned from Trip Overseas on the S.S. Rydam from Le Havre, France.
1955
1973
Death. Overseas while traveling & exploring England.
Peers, Adeline. Landscape. 20th Century. Oil. 24 x 20 in. Mulvane Art Museum.
Peers, Adeline. Untitled (Man in Green). 20th Century. Oil. 24 x 20 in. Mulvane Art Museum.
Affiliated Institutions and groups
Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University (Washburn College), Topeka High School, Macmillan Publishing Company, Topeka Art Guild, Rockefeller Foundation - China Medical Board, Central Congregational Church, American Committee for Relief in the Near East, Red Cross, Harvard University
Locations
Frank
United States
Washington D.C. | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Boston, Massachusetts | Michigan | New York | Colorado | Wyoming
France
Paris | Brittany | Marseilles | Fontainebleau | Le Puy-en-Velay | Poitiers | Auguihle | Carcassonne | Le Havre
Additional Locations
Naples, Italy | Venice, Italy | Greece | Sweden | Cairo, Egypt | England | Canada | Turkey | Syria
Adeline
United States
Hattiesburg, MS | New York | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Colorado | New Mexico | Illinois | Missouri
Additional Locations
Le Havre, France | Paris, France | Marseilles, France | Turkey | Syria | Egypt | England | Peking, China | Korea | Greece
Locations Mentioned in the 1919 - 1920 Letters
Brent, France | Marseilles, France | Salonika, Greece | Princes' Islands (Aegean Sea - Prinkipo) | Constantinople, Turkey | Konia, Turkey | Adana, Turkey | Cairo, Egypt | Beirut, Lebanon | Aintab, Turkey | Aleppo, Syria | Marash, Turkey | Alexandretta, Turkey | Haifa, Israel | Urfa, Turkey | Jerusalem, Israel | Port Said, Egypt | Luxor, Egypt | Florence, Italy | Venice, Italy | Rome | Milan, Italy
Supplementary Materials
Harvard's Photographic Albums
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http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:4402879 (Near East)
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http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:4404888 (Near East)
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https://nrs.lib.harvard.edu/urn-3:fhcl:9561189 (Peking, China & Korea)
Census Records, Military Draft Materials, & Immigration Documents