Charles DeForest Fredricks

American photographer (1823-1894)

† 1894 · Artists · Photographer in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian); cross-wiki notability: 7 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Charles DeForest Fredricks was born on December 11, 1823 in New York City and died on May 25, 1894 in Newark, aged 70. Recorded occupations: photographer. Country of citizenship: United States. Member of C.D. Fredricks & Co. and Fredericks & Daries.

At a glance

Born: December 11, 1823 · New York City
Died: May 25, 1894 · Newark
Age at death: 70
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: photographer
Wikipedia editions: 7 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Charles DeForest Fredricks's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; photographer deceased since 1894 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 2 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q5076791 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Charles DeForest Fredricks on Wikipedia.

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