My Story Vault: Arthur Fredericks and the Art of Slowing Down

My Story Vault with Dr. Dennis Rebelo · Oct 29, 2026 · 50m

Representational artist Arthur Fredericks joins Dr. Dennis Rebelo to trace a life shaped by observation, working with his hands, and figuring things out for himself. Growing up in Queens and later near Rockaway Beach, Arthur remembers spending much of his childhood outside while also discovering drawing at an early age, recreating comics, sports photographs, and the human form simply to see if he could do it. That willingness to try difficult things continued into adulthood, first through massage therapy, where he developed an understanding of anatomy and the body, and later through…