Frank Steele Slosson

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Frank Steele Slosson

Entry/Object ID

Slosson, Frank Steele

Description

Bust-length portrait of a man facing three-quarter left and looking directly at the viewer. He is wearing a brown suit with a white shirt and brown and blue striped tie. There is a handkerchief in his breast pocket. He has a mustache and his graying hair is parted on the left.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Frank Steele Slosson was born in Sabetha, Kansas, on April 4, 1877, to Samuel Steele Slosson and Dr. Emily Brooke Slosson. He married Sue A. Gardiner in 1903 and had at least one child, Laura Emily Slosson, also in this collection. He worked in the real estate business in Chicago. He died in 1950 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago.

Create Date

October 10, 2026

Update Date

October 10, 2026