biography of Beth MCANINCH (1918)

Birth place: Corn, OK

Addresses: Oklahoma City, OK

Profession: Painter

Studied: Southwestern State Col. (grad.); Jack Valle, Millard Sheets, Edgar Whitney, John Pike

Exhibited: Okla. Nat. Printmakers & Waterc. Show, 1961; Southwestern Waterc. Soc Regional & Open, Dallas, Tex., 1967, 1969 & 1971; 8 State Exhib. Painting & Sculpture Ann., Okla. Art Ctr., 1971; Watercolor USA, Springfield, Mo, 1972; Okla. Artists Ann., Philbrook, Tulsa, Okla., 1961-72; Norman Wilks Interiors, Oklahoma City, OK; Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 1970s. Awards: Southwestern Watercolor Soc. Award, 1967; first painting award, 7th Ann. Artists Salon, Okla. Mus. Art, 1968; first award, 7th Ann. Southwestern Watercolor Soc., 1971.

Member: Oklahoma City Arts Coun. Bd.; Southwestern Watercolor Soc.

Work: Okla Art Ctr.; Okla. Christian Col.; Liberty Nat. Bank; Westinghouse Corp.; Okla Arts Coun., all Oklahoma City

Comments: Preferred media: watercolors, pencil. Teaching: instr. painting & drawing, pvt. classes, 1960-70; Okla Sci. & Art Found., 1962-66.

Sources: WW73; numerous articles in newspapers.