Background
Trapp, Frank Anderson was born on June 13, 1922 in Pittsburgh. Son of Frank Louis and Mary (Anderson) Trapp.
Trapp, Frank Anderson was born on June 13, 1922 in Pittsburgh. Son of Frank Louis and Mary (Anderson) Trapp.
Bachelor, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1943. AM, Harvard, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1952. AM (honorary), Amherst College, 1963.
Teaching fellow, Harvard (also resident tutor Adams House), 1948-1951; member of faculty, Williams College, 1951-1956; member of faculty, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1956-1992; professor art, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1963-1992; William R. Mead professor, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1976-1989; Arms professor, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1989-1992; director Mead Art Museum, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1969-1989; research associate fine arts, U. Pittsburgh, since 1994. Visiting Mellon professor department fine arts U. Pittsburgh, 1979-1980.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946, PTO.