biography of James BECKWITH (1907-?)

Birth place: Mt. Pleasant, IA

Addresses: Westport, CT; Setauket, L.I., NY

Profession: Painter, designer, teacher

Studied: Yale Univ. Sch. FA; Columbia Univ.

Exhibited: AWCS, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1951; BM, 1937; NYWCC, 1937-1940; Cal. WCC, 1936-1939; CM, 1937; WFNY 1939; PAFA, 1950; Royal Canadian Acad., 1934, 1935; Nat. Gal., Canada, 1934, 1935; Montreal AA; Several solo exh., New York, Montreal, Florida. Award: American Artists Magazine Citation, 1953.

Member: Nat. Soc. of Painters in Casein; Calif. WCS; AWCS.

Work: Altoona Mus.

Sources: WW59; WW40.