Frances Foy (April 11, 1890 – 1963) was an American painter, muralist, illustrator, and etcher born inChicago, Illinois.
Foy began studying art withWellington J. Reynolds at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and later attended theSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she continued studying with Reynolds as well as withGeorge Bellows andFred Schook.[1][2] Foy completed commercial work and began to exhibit her work in many venues in the 1920s, including theChicago No-Jury Society of Artists, Chicago Woman's Aid, the Romany Club, and the Art Institute of Chicago.[3] She and her classmates were active in Chicago's progressive movement in the 1920s and 1930s.[3] In 1928, she and her husband,Gustaf Dalstrom, traveled with other artists to Europe, where she was directly exposed to European modernists.[3] She was a member of theChicago Society of Artists and served on the technical committee of the FederalPublic Works of Art Project.
She married fellow artist and her mentor,Gustaf Dalstrom, in 1923. They settled in theLincoln Park area of Chicago and often painted scenes of community life, including theLincoln Park Zoo and neighborhood schoolchildren.[3]
Foy received commissions for murals through theSection of Painting and Sculpture, later called theSection of Fine Arts, of the United StatesTreasury Department.[4][5][6] In 1943, Foy painted two murals in theWest Allis, Wisconsin post office,Wisconsin Wild Flowers – Spring andWisconsin Wild Flowers – Autumn.
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