Maria J C (Graves) a’Becket(t) (1839-1904)
American Tonalist watercolor painter ; American Barbizon watercolor painter ; American Hudson River school watercolor painter ;
Maria J C a’Becket ; Maria Becket ; Maria J C A Becket ; Maria Graves Becket ; Maria Beckett ; Maria Graves Beckett ; Maria a’Becket ; Miss a Becket ;
[Born July 7, 1839 in Portland, ME – died September 7, 1904 in St. Augustine?, FL?]
FAD record control number: 30762
Record level: Person
Record type: Artist
Maria J C a’Becket (1839-1904) biography:
Birth: July 7, 1839 in Portland, ME
Death: September 7, 1904 in St. Augustine?, FL?
Sex: Female
Ethnicity: White
Zodiac: Cancer
Known for: watercolor landscapes ;
Medium: watercolor ; oil ;
Technique: painting ;
Subjects:
Areas: Portland, ME (1839-1866) ; Boston, MA (1866-ca.1877s, possibly 1878-1883) ; Paris, France (ca.1877) ; Rome, Italy ; Germany ; England ; Holland ; Shenandoah Valley, VA (1881-1888, 8 months / year) ; VT (ca.1882) ; New York, NY (1888) ; St. Augustine, FL (?-1904), part of an art colony ;
Region: North East ; South East ; Europe ;
Lived: Portland, ME ; Boston, MA ; 58 West 57th Street, New York, NY (1888) ; St. Augustine, FL ; Paris, France ; Rome, Italy ; England ; Holland ; Shenandoah Valley, VA ; VT (ca.1882) ;
Father: Charles Beckett (1814-1867), painter
Mother:
Relatives: John Beckett, brother ; Samuel E. Beckett, uncle ;
Spouse: Bertha Von Hillern (1853-1939), lesbian lover of 30 years ;
Children:
Training: Charles Beckett (1814-1867), her father (1839-1867) ; Homer Dodge Martin (1836-1897) (1865) ; William Morris Hunt (1824-1879) in Boston, MA (ca.1875-ca.1877) ; under Charles Francois Daubigny (1817-1878) in Paris, France (ca.1877) ; studied in Rome (ca.1877), Italy (ca.1877) ; Germany (ca.1877) ;
Instructors: Charles Beckett (1814-1867) (her father) (1839-1867) ; Homer Dodge Martin (1836-1897) ; William Morris Hunt (1824-1879) ; Charles Francois Daubigny (1817-1878) ;
Work: Railroad promotion illustrations with her father ;
Taught:
Students:
Member: Guild of the Infant Saviour, New York, NY, board member (1902) ;
Exhibited with: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY ; Boston Art Club, Boston, MA ; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA ; St. Augustine, FL art colony ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY ; Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, Portland, ME ;
Awards:
Milestones: Portland, OR fire of 1866 destroys the family’s life and they convert to Catholicism, adopting a medieval affectation by dropping the last ‘T’ from their name and beginning it with a’ ;
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FAD notes:
– some sources list Maria’s birth year as 1840.
Document information
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2018.30762
Digital document provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Fine Art Database, 266 West 21st Street, New York, NY.
Document license:
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Image license:
The author of this artwork died more than 70 years ago. According to U.S. Copyright Law, copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. In other countries, legislation may differ.
Record birth date:
June 3 2018
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