What is Frank Handlen?
'''Frank W. Handlen''' (September 26, 1916 – May 25, 2023) was an [[Americans|American]] artist. He was a [[painter]], [[sculptor]] and [[shipwright]]. In a young age, he worked in Bernie Warner's shipyard on the Kennebunk River. His paintings often show ships, ocean life and the [[Maine]] landscape or coastline in [[Oil paint|oil]] and [[pastel]]s. A 1995 sculpture by Handlen showing the early settlers of [[Kennebunkport]] sits in the town's village green. His collection of works include pastels, oil paintings and pen and ink drawing. Handlen was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. After he graduated from high school in [[New Jersey]], he moved to Maine. He [[centenarian|turned 100]] in 2016, and 105 in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2021/10/01/kennebunkports-renaissance-man-honored-at-age-105/|title=Kennebunkport's 'Renaissance man' honored at age 105|author=Murphy, Edward D.|work=Portland Press Herald|date=October 1, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref> He died in [[Biddeford, Maine]], on May 25, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary – Frank Handlen |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2023/05/29/obituary-frank-handlen/ |access-date=31 May 2023 |publisher=Portland Press Herald |date=29 May 2023}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Official website|http://www.frankhandlen.com/ }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Handlen, Frank}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:2023 deaths]] [[Category:American centenarians]] [[Category:American sculptors]] [[Category:American painters]] [[Category:Artists from New York City]] [[Category:People from Brooklyn]] [[Category:People from Maine]] [[Category:People from New Jersey]] {{US-bio-stub}}