[1] Frost's work is known for its dynamic representation of motion and sequence and for his realistic hunting, shooting and golfing prints.

[3] In 1876, Frost joined the art department at the publisher Harper & Brothers, where he worked with well-known illustrators including Howard Pyle, E. W. Kemble, Frederic Remington and C. S. Reinhart.

[6] He returned to Philadelphia and studied under painters Thomas Eakins and William Merritt Chase at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

[4] In 1884, Frost published Stuff and Nonsense, an anthology of his works that advanced the concept of time-stop drawings and contained other innovations.

He was an avid golfer and a member of the Morris County Golf Club in Morristown, New Jersey, during the initial uptake of the sport in the United States.

After his return to the United States, he lived in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and worked as an illustrator and comics artist, mainly for Life magazine.

[4] His depiction of Brer Rabbit from the Tales of Uncle Remus books was included on a commemorative stamp in 2001.