an artist, his work was entered and accepted into some of the most prestigious art exhibitions of the time. He won many awards for his work and his paintings were (or are) in numerous museums including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Reading Museum, Woodmere Art Museum, James A. Michener Art Museum, St Louis Art Museum, Sewell E. Biggs Museum of American Art, Farnsworth Art Museum and Penn State University Museum. Wagner's paintings are also in galleries and the homes of art collectors nationwide. References Further reading Smith, Cyndy Drue and Susan Brendlinger (2010). Fred Wagner An American Painter (1860–1940) xLibris Corporation Alterman, James M. New Hope for American Art. Jim’s of Lambertville Peterson, Brian H. (Editor) (2002). Pennsylvania Impressionism. Philadelphia: James A. Michener Art Museum and University of Pennsylvania Press. . 1860 births 1940 deaths People from Island Heights, New Jersey People from Norristown, Pennsylvania American Impressionist painters 19th-century American painters 19th-century American male artists American male painters 20th-century American painters 20th-century American male artists Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumni Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts faculty Painters from Pennsylvania Students of Thomas Eakins