FREDERICK & FRANCES SOMMER FOUNDATION

Develops and updates a digital catalog raisonné of Frederick Sommer's artworks with improved image quality, accurate provenance information, and online access, based on extensive research including contacting museums and private collectors.

Develops and updates a digital catalog raisonné of Frederick Sommer's artworks, including improved image quality, accurate provenance information, and a database of collected information from museums and private collectors, with plans for online access.

Develops and updates a digital catalog raisonné of Frederick Sommer's artworks with improved image quality and accurate provenance information, including rebuilding collected information into a new format using Filemaker Pro and contacting museums and collectors to gather data.

Develops and maintains a digital catalog raisonné of Frederick Sommer’s artworks with improved image quality and accurate provenance. Redesigned the database using Filemaker Pro to enable future online access and systematically collected data from 43 museums and private collectors via direct contact or through auction houses and dealers.

Maintains Frederick Sommer's personal library and a collection of his artwork.

Maintains Frederick Sommer's personal library and a collection of artwork.

Maintains a website dedicated to Frederick Sommer, showcasing a representative sampling of his artwork (photography, drawing, musical scores, collage) in online galleries, and updating information on current events related to his work.

Maintains a website dedicated to the artist Frederick Sommer, providing information about his life and work, showcasing a representative sampling of his artwork, and posting updates on current events related to him.

Maintains a website dedicated to the artist Frederick Sommer, providing information about his life and work, showcasing a representative sampling of his artwork, and posting updates on current events related to him.

Operates a website dedicated to Frederick Sommer, showcasing a representative sampling of his artwork—including photography, drawing, musical scores, and collage—through online galleries. The site also posts updates on current events such as exhibitions, auctions, and publications, and maintains his personal library and art collection.

Holds copyright to all of Frederick Sommer’s words and images, manages reproduction requests, and managed intellectual property rights for his work from 2004 to 2017.

Holds and manages the copyright for all of Frederick Sommer’s words and images, and reviews reproduction requests for his work.

Holds the copyright for all of Frederick Sommer’s words and images, manages intellectual property rights, and provides research resources including a chronology, contact information for rights and reproduction requests, and a recommended reading list.

Holds and manages the copyright for all of Frederick Sommer’s words and images, and provides research resources including a chronology, contact information for rights and reproduction requests, and a recommended reading list.

Provides research resources about Frederick Sommer, including a chronology, contact information for rights and reproduction requests, a recommended reading list, and is compiling a full bibliography and list of exhibitions.

Published "The Art of Frederick Sommer: Photography, Drawing, Collage" through Yale University Press in 2005, which included a compilation of approximately 245 photographic images. The foundation also provides research resources such as a chronology, reading list, exhibition list, and is compiling a full bibliography.

Produced and distributed the book "The Art of Frederick Sommer: Photography, Drawing, Collage" through Yale University Press since May 2005, and compiled a list of approximately 245 photographic images created by Sommer.

Funded and co-curated a 45-piece exhibition of Frederick Sommer's artwork at the Yavapai College Art Gallery, providing 15 gallery talks during the exhibit.

Funds and co-curates exhibitions of Frederick Sommer's artwork, such as a 45-piece exhibition at the Yavapai College Art Gallery, and provides gallery talks.

Provides loans of Frederick Sommer's artwork to various exhibitions at museums and universities, including the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Hollins University, the Phippen Museum, and Smithsonian SITES.

Provides loans of Frederick Sommer's artwork to various exhibitions at institutions such as the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Hollins University, Phippen Museum, and Smithsonian SITES.

Provides loans of Frederick Sommer's artwork to various exhibitions at institutions such as the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Hollins University, the Phippen Museum, and Smithsonian SITES.

Funded and co-curated a 45-piece exhibition at the Yavapai College Art Gallery, including 15 gallery talks during its 30-day run. Purchased a Better Light digital capture system for the Center for Creative Photography to enhance access and preservation of its collection, and made an endowment-level gift to the same institution in Frederick and Frances Sommer’s name.

Provides loans of Frederick Sommer’s artwork to exhibitions at institutions including the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Hollins University, the Phippen Museum, and Smithsonian SITES. Also donated equipment such as a Sekonic L-508 light-meter to the Center for Creative Photography to support reproduction and installation work.

Provides financial and equipment support to the Center for Creative Photography, including a Sekonic L-508 light-meter and a Better Light digital capture system, and made an endowment-level gift in the name of Frederick and Frances Sommer.

Provides financial contributions to the Center for Creative Photography, including an endowment in the name of Frederick and Frances Sommer, and purchases equipment like a Better Light digital capture system and a Sekonic L-508 light-meter to support their work.

Provides housing in the Sommer cabin for a student's senior year of enrollment through a fellowship program.

Offers a fellowship program that provides housing in the Sommer cabin for a student during their senior year of enrollment. Collaborated on a public park project to bury power lines, preserving trees and securing over $21,000 in grants and contributions plus $24,000 in volunteer labor and equipment.

Provides housing in the Sommer cabin for a student's senior year of enrollment through a fellowship program.

Produced photographic artworks using specific technical equipment (8x10 inch camera, 21-cm Zeiss Tessar lens) and deliberate compositional methods, including the use of found organic materials from grocery store butcher refuse between 1938 and 1941. Examples include the work titled "Jack Rabbit," which incorporated a cigarette butt for structural balance.