biography of Carl A. BECK (1893-1969)

Addresses: San Fran. area, since1900

Profession: Painter, commercial artist

Studied: ASL, with George Bridgman

Exhibited: SFAA, 1903

Work: Soc. of Calif. Pioneers

Comments: Position:staff, Mutual Label and Lithograph; hd.of art departm., Schmidt Lithography Co., 1906- c.1956. Primarily a poster and label artist who painted watercolors of landscapes, still lifes and figures in his spare time.

Sources: Hughes, Artists in California, 40.