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Benjamin Franklin portrait

 Item — item: 31

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of 38 works of art, along with one text document related to the artwork.

Beard donated sixteen oil paintings. Texas artists Ulrich W. Fisher, Joseph Lane, Gerald Harvey Jones (G. Harvey), Renne Hughes, and Porfirio Salinas are represented in the collection, as well as paintings by Earl G. Hammock (Arizona), Robert Wesley Amick (Connecticut/Colorado), Oscar Edmund Berninghas (New Mexico/Missouri/Kansas), Ross Stefan (Arizona), Harry Worthman (New York), Leonard Howard Reedy (Illinois), Mike Carroll (unknown), and William Herbert Dunton (Main/New Mexico). Many of the paintings are Texas landscapes and scenes related to the old West.

Beard also selected twenty engravings produced by Star Engraving Company of Houston, Texas. Nine of these engravings were created by artist Bernhardt Wall.

Dates

  • early 20th century

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Researchers are encouraged to use digital surrogates. In-person research with original artwork(s) must be approved/scheduled by the University Archivist.

Extent

From the Collection: 39 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

One of 22 engravings donated July 21, 1964.

Physical Description

Framed sepia-tone engraving (Star Engraving Company of Houston)

Dimensions

10.5" x 13.5"

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Alkek Library Room 580
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA