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William Franklin Boggs, who went by Franklin Boggs (1914 - November 7, 2009) was an artist in the United States who made paintings, murals and sculptures documenting war, industry, and nature.[1] He painted a series depicting the tanning industry in Wisconsin.[2][3] In 2025, the Museum of Wisconsin Art held a show of his work.[4] He was a professor and art department chair at Beloit College. He retired in 1979.
Boggs was born in Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana.
His murals adorned post offices. He painted a mural depicting the history of medicine in Louisiana.[5]
He is interviewed in the 1998 PBS documentary They Drew Fire. He was one of the last surviving combat artist from World War II who were employed as war employed documenting the South Pacific. Some of his paintings are in the Pentagon’s permanent collection.[5]
Beloit College held an exhibition of his work.[6]
He died November 7, 2009 in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin.
References
[edit]- ^ "Franklin Boggs". MOWA.
- ^ "Franklin Boggs". MOWA.
- ^ "Museum of Wisconsin Art features Franklin Boggs: The Art of Tanning". www.washingtoncountyinsider.com. April 12, 2025.
- ^ "Opening Party | Franklin Boggs: The Art of Tanning". MOWA.
- ^ a b https://archives.louisiana.edu/repositories/2/resources/72
- ^ "Franklin Boggs art piece "Eroded Shapes" installed at Nature At The Confluence | Nature At The Confluence". natureattheconfluence.com.