Biographical Materials

Object Details

Collection Creator

Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956

Collection Citation

Gifford Beal sketches, sketchbooks, and papers, 1889-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents note

This series contains personal artifacts and documents of Gifford and Maud Beal, including certificates, memorabilia, and a journal. Membership Certificates include a 1953 American Watercolor Society membership and a National Academy of Design membership from 1914, re-issued in 1942. Maud Beal's travel diary was kept during their 1908 honeymoon to Norway and the British Isles, a December, 1908 trip to Washington, DC, and a 1909 sketching trip to Cold Spring, NY. The journal is illustrated with picture postcards and contains scattered references to Beal's sketching excursions.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98b97710d-2c05-4858-8f67-18202a80a10b

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Gifford Beal sketches, sketchbooks, and papers

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet (Boxes 1 and 5, OV 10)

Date

circa 1900-1909, 1942, 1953

Archival Repository

Archives of American Art

Identifier

AAA.bealgiff, Series 1

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Existence and Location of Copies

This series has been scanned in entirety.

Collection Restrictions

The bulk of the collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website. Use of material not digitized requires an appointment.

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