James Carroll Beckwith (1852-1917) [RA 1901-1917]
[Born September 23, 1852 in Hannibal, MO – died in October 24, 1917 in New York, NY]

 

SAL record control number: 64489 ;

Record level: Person ;

Record type: Artist ;

 

Biography:

Birth: September 23, 1852 in Hannibal, MO ;
Death: October 24, 1917 in Hotel Schuyler, 59 W 45th Street, New York, NY of heart disease ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac:
Libra ;

Known for: Portraiture ; genre ; landscape ;
Medium: oil ; pastel ; watercolor ; muralist ;
Technique: painting ; drawing ;
Subjects: women ; gardens ; men ;

Areas: Hannibal, MO (1852) ; OH (ca.1868) ; Chicago, IL (1853-1871) ; New York, NY (ca.1868, 1871-1873, 1878-1912) ; Europe (1873) ; Paris, France (ca.1873-1878) ; Munich, Germany (Summer, 1875) ; Italy (Summer, 1875, ca.1910-1912) ; Onteora, NY ; Spain l Egypt ; Greece ;
Region: North East ; Europe ; Paris, France ; Italy ; Munich, Germany (1875) ;
Lived: 11 East 14h Street, New York, NY (1879) ; Sherwood Studio Building, 58 West 57th Street, New York, NY (1880-1910 (until it was destroyed)) ; Onteora, NY ;
Father: Charles Henry Beckwith (1819-1902), a Chicago grocer ;
Mother: Martha Melissa Owen (1828-1906) ;
Relatives: John H. Sherwood, great-uncle, a New York real estate investor and art collector who built the artist Sherwood Studio Building, New York, NY (destroyed) ;
Spouse: Bertha (Hall) Beckwith (?-1925), married 1887 ;
Children: 

Training: [unknown military academy], New York, NY ; [unknown military academy], OH ; Chicago Academy of Design, Chicago, IL under Walter Shirlaw (1838-1909) and Conrad D. Diehl (1842-1933) ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY under Lemuel Everett Wilmarth (1835-1918) ; Studio of Charles Auguste Carolus Emile Duran (1837-1917), Paris, France ; Académie Suisse ; École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France (1875- ) ; In the studio of Leon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1833-1922) ;
Instructors: Walter Shirlaw (1838-1909) ; Conrad D. Diehl (1842-1933) ; Lemuel Everett Wilmarth (1835-1918) ; Charles Auguste Carolus Emile Duran (1837-1917) ; Leon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1833-1922) ;
Work:

Taught: Art Students’ League of New York, New York, NY (ca.1878-1897) ; Brooklyn Art Guild, Brooklyn, NY ; Cooper-Union School, New York, NY ;
Students:

Member: Society of American Artists, New York, NY ; Society of Painters in Pastel, New York, NY ; American Water Color Society, New York, NY ; Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, artist member, 1901-1917 ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY, associate, 1886 ; academician, 1894 ; Boston Art Club, Boston, MA ; The Century Association, New York, NY ;
Exhibited with: Society of American Artists, New York, NY ; Society of Painters in Pastel, New York, NY ; American Water Color Society, New York, NY ; Salmagundi Club, New York, NY ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY ; Boston Art Club, Boston, MA ; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA ;
Awards:

Milestones: Toward the end of his life, enjoyed drawing and painting the gardens of Versailles, France for their historic importance ;

Notes: Suffered from ill health and poor constitution his whole life ; Roomed with John Singer Sargent in Paris, 1875 ;

Artworks:

Exhibitions:

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Document information

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http://salmagundi.org/artist/?p=64489

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2019.64489

Digital document provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Salmagundi.

Document license:
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The author of this artwork died more than 70 years ago. According to U.S. Copyright Law, copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. In other countries, legislation may differ.

Record birth date:
January 1, 1901

Last updated: May 26, 2023 at 12:44 pm

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