Frederick Frary Fursman, a native of El Paso, Illinois, initially studied art at Smith’s Academy in Chicago and then attended the Art Institute of Chicago’s school intermittently between 1901 and 1906... more
Welcome to The M. Christine Schwartz Collection, a privately owned selection of paintings created by Chicago artists from the mid-nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries. We invite you to enjoy the online gallery of zoomable images and learn about the artists and their works.





