Frederic Schuler (Fritz) Briggs Art for Sale at Auction

b. 1937 -

Frederic S. (Fritz) Briggs was born in the home of his grandfather, Hans Schuler Sr. He attended Frostburg State College, then graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA degree. After serving two years as an illustrator for the Department of Social Sciences at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he began teaching watercolor at the Schuler School.

In 1968, Briggs was elected to the American Watercolor Society, and is an active member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society where he has twice been president. In 1973, he had the distinction of being elected to the Salmagundi Club in New York and is also a member of the Charcoal Club of Maryland.