Edith Frohock, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Edith Frohock

American painter

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1917

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: artist, printmaker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Edith Frohock (1917–1997) was an American artist who lived and worked in Birmingham, Alabama.
Frohock specialized in painting, printmaking and artist's books and was the first instructor to teach book arts in the South.Frohock was part of the Mississippi Art Colony, where she was the featured instructor in 1984.
The Smithsonian lists the Colony as the country's oldest artist-run organization of its kind.
Through the University of Alabama at Birmingham, friends and family endowed the "Edith Frohock Scholarship".
The scholarship is awarded to a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts student in junior standing with a 3.0 grade point average or higher.
Sara Garden Armstrong replaced Frohock on her retirement.
Frohock was part of the Mississippi Art Colony where she was the featured instructor in 1984.