Bernard Emerson "Poco" Frazier

Parents

• Clarence Frazier
• Isa Phetteplace

Siblings

• Glenn Frazier
• Loyal Frazier
• Vergie Frazier
• Marjorie Frazier

Spouse(s)

• None that I know of

Children

• None that I know of

Bernard Emerson Frazier was born on June 30, 1906 at farm, Athol, Smith Co,
KS.

He was listed as a son in Clarence Levi Frazier's household on the 1910 Census at Athol, Smith Co, KS.

He was listed as a son in Clarence Levi Frazier's household on the 1920 Census at Lane Township, Smith Co, KS.

He attended University of Kansas from 1925 to 1929 at Lawrence, Douglas Co, KS.

As of circa 1927, he was also known as Poco Frazier; he got this name while running on the cross country track team at KU.

He was an apprentice in the studios of Loredo Taft and Fred Torrey from 1929 to 1935.

He was a sculptor sponsored by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation as artist in residence from 1938 to 1940 at University of Kansas, Lawrence, Douglas Co, KS.

He was employed by University of Kansas as a professor from 1940 to 1944 at Lawrence, Douglas Co, KS; he taught the first regular sculpture class there.

He was employed by Philbrook Art Center as a director from 1944 to 1950 at Tulsa, OK.

In 1954, Poco Frazier was commisioned to create a sculpture for Reformation Lutheran Church, in Wichita, Kansas. The concrete sculpture, called "Hands of God and Man," was part of the original church building until 1994, when the church moved to a new location, where the sculpture was placed in a Meditation Garden designed especially for it.

He was employed by University of Kansas as a artist in residence from 1956 to 1973 at Lawrence, Douglas Co, KS.

He went to universities in India and Nepal as visiting professor in 1974.

He died on May 24, 1976 at age 69.