Robert Franklin Gates

Robert Franklin Gates
Born(1906-10-06)October 6, 1906
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMarch 11, 1982(1982-03-11) (aged 75)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Other namesRobert F. Gates
EducationDetroit School of Arts and Crafts,
Art Students League of New York,
Phillips Gallery Art School
Occupation(s)muralist, painter, printmaker, professor
Spouse(s)Margaret Casey Gates (m. 1933–c.1950s; divorce),
Sarita Weekes Gates (m. 1967–1982; death)

Robert Franklin Gates (1906–1982) was an American muralist, painter, printmaker, and art professor. He was a professor at American University, between 1946 until 1975.[1] In the 1930s, Gates was one of hundreds of artists who benefitted from the Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts's distribution of approximately 14,000 art and mural contracts.[2]

  1. ^ "Robert Franklin Gates, Washington Artist, Dies". Washington Post. March 14, 1982. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ^ Saab, A. Joan (2004). For the Millions: American Art and Culture Between the Wars. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 18. ISBN 0812238184.