Born in Chicago, Francis Beaugureau became a painter of western scenes including Indian figures and genre. A folio of oil paintings of his in the Valley National Bank Collection of Phoenix are titled... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Francis Beaugureau became a painter of western scenes including Indian figures and genre. A folio of oil paintings of his in the Valley National Bank Collection of Phoenix are titled The Indian Wars in Arizona, 1846-1886. In Chicago, he took classes at the Frederic Mizen Academy... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Francis Beaugureau became a painter of western scenes including Indian figures and genre. A folio of oil paintings of his in the Valley National Bank Collection of Phoenix are titled The Indian Wars in Arizona, 1846-1886. In Chicago, he took classes at the Frederic Mizen Academy and the Art Institute of Chicago. He spent most of World War II as a B-17 pilot in England documenting his experiences with realistic paintings of aircraft in combat. After the War, he worked as a... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Francis Beaugureau became a painter of western scenes including Indian figures and genre. A folio of oil paintings of his in the Valley National Bank Collection of Phoenix are titled The Indian Wars in Arizona, 1846-1886. In Chicago, he took classes at the Frederic Mizen Academy and the Art Institute of Chicago. He spent most of World War II as a B-17 pilot in England documenting his experiences with realistic paintings of aircraft in combat. After the War, he worked as a commercial artist and portrait painter; he also became a consultant to the United States Air Force, creating art programs and a USAF museum. In the 1970s, he lived in Scottsdale, Arizona. Beaugureau has also painted many landscapes, working in the field... Read full biography
Born in Chicago, Francis Beaugureau became a painter of western scenes including Indian figures and genre. A folio of oil paintings of his in the Valley National Bank Collection of Phoenix are titled The Indian Wars in Arizona, 1846-1886. In Chicago, he took classes at the Frederic Mizen Academy and the Art Institute of Chicago. He spent most of World War II as a B-17 pilot in England documenting his experiences with realistic paintings of aircraft in combat. After the War, he worked as a commercial artist and portrait painter; he also became a consultant to the United States Air Force, creating art programs and a USAF museum. In the 1970s, he lived in Scottsdale, Arizona. Beaugureau has also painted many landscapes, working in the field with camera to record details and watercolors to capture the mood. One of his subjects is Canyon de C... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (12)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Canyon de Chelly 100 Years of Painting and Photography
1996
Hagerty, Donald J
120 pages (color)
The Red Book Western American Price Index
1993
Southwest Art
126 pages
Artists of America Tenth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Denver Rotary Club
160 pages (color)
National Academy of Western Art Twelfth Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1984
National Academy Western Art
98 pages (color)
Contemporary Western Artists
1982
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
608 pages (color)
Treasures of the American West Harrison Eiteljorg Collection
1981
Eiteljorg, Harrison
172 pages (color)
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
The West and Walter Bimson Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture
1971
Steadman, William E
223 pages (color)
History of American Watercolor Society: The First Hundred Years/History (Exhibition catalog)