Frank Mechau

A longtime resident of Colorado, Frank Mechau had a brief yet successful career, receiving considerable renown for his Western-themed paintings and sketches. Mechau studied at the University of Denver and the Art Institute of Chicago, and was the first Colorado artist to receive the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. He lived in New York City and Europe during his early career, and later taught at the Colorado Springs Art Center and at Columbia University in New York. During World War II, he served as an artist correspondent for Life magazine. Works by Mechau can be found in numerous public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Denver Public Library, and the Detroit Institute of Arts.