Frederick Garrison Hall

Frederick Garrison Hall was a printmaker whose primary documented professional activity spanned the years 1903 to 1907. His artistic output, as represented in major institutional holdings, consists exclusively of twelve prints, establishing him as a specialized graphic artist of the early 20th century.

Hall’s body of work preserved in collections confirms his focus on designing personalized ownership marks, or ex-libris. These commissions include the bookplate created for William B. Foster, and the two separate versions of the ownership mark Herbert Spencer Allen, His Book inscribed. Further examples of his skill in individualized graphic design include the collaborative mark Ex Libris inscribed commissioned by William Truman Aldrich and Dorthea Davenport Aldrich, and the distinctive plate designed for George M. and Anna Lee Ames Nowell.

The significance of these Frederick Garrison Hall prints is affirmed by their inclusion in museum holdings, notably the permanent collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. These high-quality prints, which document an active period in American graphic arts, are often made available as downloadable artwork for research purposes, furthering scholarly study of early 20th-century personalized design.