Sondra Freckelton
American sculptor, watercolorist (1936–2019)
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Sondra Freckelton (June 23, 1936 – June 10, 2019) was an American sculptor and watercolorist. She also known as Sondra Freckleton, and Sondra Beal.
June 23, 1936
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| Born | Sondra Freckelton June 23, 1936 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 2019 (aged 82) Oneonta, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Sondra Beal, Sondra Freckleton |
| Alma mater | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Spouse | Jack Beal |
Life and career
Sondra Freckelton was born on June 23, 1936, in Dearborn, Michigan.[1] She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[2] In 1955,[3] she married fellow realist artist Jack Beal (1931–2013).[4] Her sculpture was included in the 1959 exhibition Recent Sculpture U.S.A. at the Museum of Modern Art (as Sondra Beal).[5] Her work was also included in the 1964 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture at the Whitney (as Sondra Beal).[6] In the mid-1970s Freckelton began focusing on watercolor painting.[7]
Freckelton died on June 10, 2019, in Oneonta, New York.[8]
Her work is in the Art Institute of Chicago,[9] the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts,[10] the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art,[11] the Oklahoma City Museum of Art,[12] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[13] and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.[14]
