Frederick brosen biography summary

About the Artist .

Watercolor artist Frederick Brosen is a native New Yorker whose boyhood memories include Steeplechase's revolving barrel at the park's entrance, wooden slide, and horse race ride. As a father, he rediscovered the joy of Coney Island through a friend on trips to Astroland with his kids. He talks about what drew him to paint Coney Island in and subsequently go back to paint some of his favorite places again and again.

I've done maybe 7 or 8 versions of the Wonder Wheel sign already," says Brosen. It's a completely different painting but it has the same feeling for me. Coney Island has been a place like that," he says. Skip to main content. About Ask Mr. Oral History Archive Frederick Brosen. Interviewer: Tricia Vita. Interviewee: Frederick Brosen. Interview Date: December 23, Themes artists.

Languages English. Places Astroland Rocket.