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Beaux, Cecilia
Beaux, Cecilia (1855–1942). American painter, active mainly in her native Philadelphia and in New York. Her training included a period in Paris, where she studied at the Académie Julian and the Académie Colarossi, 1888–9. She was a highly successful and much honoured society portraitist, working in a dashing and fluid style similar to that of Sargent. Her sitters included celebrities such as Henry James and Theodore Roosevelt, as well as leading personalities of the First World War (her last major commission came from the US War Portraits Commission in 1919). In 1930 she published her autobiography, Background with Figures. Examples of her work are in many American museums.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux, Cecilia." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux, Cecilia." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-BeauxCecilia.html IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux, Cecilia." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-BeauxCecilia.html |
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Beaux, Cecilia
Beaux, Cecilia (b Philadelphia, 1 May 1855; d Gloucester, Mass., 17 Sept. 1942). American painter, active mainly in Philadelphia and New York. Her training included a period in Paris, where she studied at the Académie Julian. She was a highly successful and much honoured society portraitist, working in a dashing and fluid style similar to that of Sargent. Her sitters included celebrities such as Henry James and Theodore Roosevelt. She wrote an autobiography, Background with Figures, published in 1930.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux, Cecilia." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux, Cecilia." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-BeauxCecilia.html IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux, Cecilia." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-BeauxCecilia.html |
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Beaux, Cecilia
Beaux, Cecilia (1855–1942). American painter, active mainly in her native Philadelphia and in New York. Her training included a period in Paris, where she studied at the Académie Julian. She was a highly successful and much-honoured society portraitist, working in a dashing and fluid style similar to that of Sargent. Her sitters included celebrities such as Henry James and Theodore Roosevelt. She wrote an autobiography, Background with Figures, published in 1930.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux, Cecilia." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux, Cecilia." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-BeauxCecilia.html IAN CHILVERS. "Beaux, Cecilia." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-BeauxCecilia.html |
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