Frank T. Ransley

American, 1887 - 1959

Frank Ransley was born in Troy, NY in 1887. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and worked as a Railway Postal Clerk in the Chicago area. He also ran an early silent movie theatre in Park Ridge, IL, where he lived with his wife Kennet, also a notable artist in the area. Ransley exhibited in the Chicago area. He died in Park Ridge, IL in 1959.

Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1920s

Graphite on paper

7 x 5 inches

Signed F.T. Ransley, lower right

#21694

Frank Ransley was born in Troy, NY in 1887. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and worked as a Railway Postal Clerk in the Chicago area. He also ran an early silent movie theatre in Park Ridge, IL, where he lived with his wife Kennet, also a notable artist in the area. Ransley exhibited in the Chicago area. He died in Park Ridge, IL in 1959.

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