Frederic Clay Bartlett
(1873-1953)

Died aged c. 80

Frederic Clay Bartlett was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1873. In 1919, he married Helen Birch and became an art collector as well as a painter. He was an artist of national importance, whose works were exhibited in Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Rochester, Charlotte and New York. As a wedding present, Helen’s father gave them 35 acres of beach front property in Fort Lauderdale. On the the land, Bartlett designed and built the Bonnet House. Helen died in 1925. Frederick married Evelyn Fortune in 1931. Together they renovated and added to the original structure, producing the estate that is open to the public today. Frederic Clay Bartlett died in 1953.

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Frederic Clay Bartlett (June 1, 1873 – June 25, 1953) was an American artist and art collector known for his collection of French Post-Impressionist and modernist art. Bartlett was committed to promoting the work of fellow contemporary artists and was a founding member of the Arts Club of Chicago, a pioneering organization dedicated to the advancement of modern art.

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