biography of Arthur BECKWITH (XIX)

Birth place: NYC

Addresses: NYC, 1875; Paris, 1880

Profession: Painter

Studied: With Bonnat, Paris

Exhibited: NAD, 1875; Paris Salon, 1880; PAFA, 1881

Comments: It is not clear if this Arthur Beckwith is the same Arthur Beckwith who was born in England and painted in California (see entry) after moving from London in 1884. Fink refers to an American named Beckwith, born in New York, who exhibited a large Joan of Arc" at the 1880 Paris Salon. The NAD records show an Arthur Beckwith, living in New York in 1875 and exhibiting several sketches for a cottage and for tiles. As the California Beckwith's dates are given as 1860-1930, it seems unlikely this Beckwith could be the same one, but it is still possible.

Sources: Fink, American Art at the Nineteenth-Century Paris Salons, 160, 319; Falk, Exh. Record Series.

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