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Archives of American Art
Rebecca Beal papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bealrebe
- Creators:
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Beal, Rebecca J.
- Dates:
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1949-1982
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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7.6 Linear feet(on 11 microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Research material on Jacob Eichholtz; and letters.
Scope and Contents
REELS 3668-3678: Beal's research papers for her book on her great grandfather, painter, Jacob Eichholtz. Arranged in subject files and include research notes; correspondence; printed material; typescripts of the text; and two exhibition catalogs. Also includes photographs and negatives of portraits and paintings by Eichholtz; and publications (including the one Beal wrote) on Pennsylvania art and artists.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1079: 34 letters from Charles Burchfield and 6 letters from Henry Varnum Poor to Beal.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art historian, patron; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jacob Eichholtz was a 19th century painter. Beal is his great granddaughter. She wrote a book about him, JACOB EICHHOLTZ, 1776-1842: PORTRAIT PAINTER OF PENNSYLVANIA, published in 1969.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 1079 and 3668-3678 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1976 and 1988 by Rebecca J. Beal.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Documents of Rebecca J. Beal are also located at LancasterHistory.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Painters -- Pennsylvania | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art historians -- Pennsylvania | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art -- Study and teaching -- Pennsylvania | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women art historians | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Eichholtz, Jacob, 1776-1842 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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