Frederick E. Olmsted

Frederick "Fred" Erskine Olmsted, Jr. (April 10, 1911 in San Francisco – February 14, 1990 in Falmouth, Massachusetts) was an American artist and scientist. He created many social certainty themed murals and sculptures for the WPA, the FAP and public works in San Francisco and forward-thinking abandoned his art career and became a scientist and biophysicist.

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