Chipers by the Dozen BY FRANK T. GEE, 1984, HAND-SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION, #425/1500, 23" wide by 14" LITHOGRAPH, Good CONDITION (with some yellowish foxing,) Please view photos Frank T. Gee (1948-) was born in China but grew up Nashville, TN. Frank Gee?s Asian heritage is an integral part of his life as well as his art. He believes that the simple and yet perfect rhythms of nature are reflected in the traditions of the orient. As an avid fisherman, kayaker, canoeist, hiker, and backpacker, Frank is intimately acquainted with nature ? the source of all his art. ?Simplicity would have to be the word that most fully characterizes my art." Frank T. Gee Studio This Frank T. Gee reproduction is part of a signed limited edition. At the conclusion of printing, the printing plates were destroyed. Frank grew up in Nashville and graduated from high school in 1967. After graduation, he was accepted at the Memphis Academy of Arts where he majored in advertising, painting and print making. It was here that Frank painted his first watercolor, ?Morning Mist.? He became deeply committed to watercolor as the medium that gives him the greatest freedom of expression. After graduating from the Academy in 1972, Frank worked as a layout artist, designer and illustrator for the Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1974, Frank established the Frank T. Gee Studio to reproduce and distribute his limited edition prints.