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Arthur Burdett Frost

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1957-58-54
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Arthur Burdett Frost, usually cited as A. B. Frost, was an American illustrator, graphic artist, painter and comics writer. He is best known for his illustrations of Br'er Rabbit and other characters in the Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus books.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (2)

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This One Is a Tree-Man, from "Budder Grange"

1874 · pen and ink

Image: 20 x 9.4 cm (7 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.); Sheet: 25.4 x 17 cm (10 x 6 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

De King Im Sit Right Flat in a Chair

1871 · Pen and black ink, over graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory wove card

43.5 × 33.6 cm (17 3/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute Chicago
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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This One Is a Tree-Man, from "Budder Grange"
1874 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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