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Summary:
Research material on Jacob Eichholtz; and letters.
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.
REEL 1079: 34 letters from Charles Burchfield and 6 letters from Henry Varnum Poor to Beal.
Citation:
Rebecca Beal papers, 1949-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 1079 and 3668-3678 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Related Materials:
Documents of Rebecca J. Beal are also located at LancasterHistory.
Biography Note:
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.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1976 and 1988 by Rebecca J. Beal.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Study and teaching -- Pennsylvania Search this