Karl R. Free (original) (raw)

Karl Rudolph Free (May 16, 1903 – February 16, 1947) was an American artist and museum curator, now best known for his New Deal-era post office murals. Many of his surviving works on paper are circus scenes in watercolor. Early in his career he was recognized for his etchings and prints, often on religious themes. His art is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney, and MoMA in New York City; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and the Figge Art Museum in his hometown of Davenport, Iowa.