The following is submitted by Katrina Beneker, granddaughter of the artist, August 2003. In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Katrina Beneker, granddaughter of the artist, August 2003. In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school sweetheart from Grand Rapids and they moved to Brooklyn, NY. Gerrit's early passion was to create an art... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Katrina Beneker, granddaughter of the artist, August 2003. In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school sweetheart from Grand Rapids and they moved to Brooklyn, NY. Gerrit's early passion was to create an art that would inspire and provide honor to the workingman. As such, he had no interest in painting portraits of pretty women, which were so often seen on the magazine covers of the day. Rather he wanted to... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Katrina Beneker, granddaughter of the artist, August 2003. In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school sweetheart from Grand Rapids and they moved to Brooklyn, NY. Gerrit's early passion was to create an art that would inspire and provide honor to the workingman. As such, he had no interest in painting portraits of pretty women, which were so often seen on the magazine covers of the day. Rather he wanted to seek out workingmen on the bridges, tunnels and skyscrapers of NYC, and paint them in their environments. He completed over 150 magazine covers, numerous ads including many for Ivory Soap and over 50 illustrations for magazine stories. Beneker was... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Katrina Beneker, granddaughter of the artist, August 2003. In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school sweetheart from Grand Rapids and they moved to Brooklyn, NY. Gerrit's early passion was to create an art that would inspire and provide honor to the workingman. As such, he had no interest in painting portraits of pretty women, which were so often seen on the magazine covers of the day. Rather he wanted to seek out workingmen on the bridges, tunnels and skyscrapers of NYC, and paint them in their environments. He completed over 150 magazine covers, numerous ads including many for Ivory Soap and over 50 illustrations for magazine stories. Beneker was an idealist and an optimist. His early work reflects his connection to the hope and industrial energy of early 20th century America. In 19... Read full biography
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About Gerrit Beneker: Books
Books & Publications (39)
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Salmagundi Club Painting Exhibition Records 1940-1951 and Water Color Exhibition Records 1900-1951
2009
Katlan, Alexander W.
623 pages
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
Moments in Time, Gerrit Beneker-A Retrospective (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Beneker, Katrina
0 pages (color)
Artists of Cape Ann: A 150 Year Tradition (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Lyme Art Association
160 pages (color)
A Community of Artists, 2002-2005 (Provincetown Art Association) (Exhibition catalog)
2002
Editor
0 pages (color)
Boston Art Club: 1855-1950
2000
Jarzombek, Nancy Allyn
88 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
A Century of Impressionism on Cape Cod (Exhibition catalog)
1999
Nickerson, Cindy
0 pages (color)
The Red Book Western American Price Index
1993
Southwest Art
126 pages
Biennial Exhibition Record of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Exhibition catalog)
1991
Falk, Peter Hastings
335 pages
American Illustrator Art Official Price Guide
1991
Gilbert Anne
1,991 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two)
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
Art Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One)
1990
Gerdts, William H
421 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
612 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
Wake Up, America World War I and the American Poster
1988
Rawls, Walton
288 pages (color)
Artists of Michigan from The Nineteenth Century (Exhibition catalog)
1987
Sweeney, J Gray
215 pages
American Illustration 1890-1925 Romance, Adventure and Suspense
1986
Larson, Judy L
159 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
25th Anniversary Exhibition Selected American Paintings (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Adams, Henry
120 pages
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marlor, Clark S
600 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Posters/World War l & World War ll George C Marshall Research Foundation
Early Michigan Paintings Michigan State University (Exhibition catalog)
1977
Omoto, Sadayoshi (Essay)
142 pages
Gerrit A Beneker (1882-1934) Painter of American Industry (Exhibition catalog)
1976
Liasson, Maria
91 pages (color)
Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection
1975
Editor, Smithsonian
0 pages
Gerrit A Beneker, Painter of American Industry (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Liasson, Mara
0 pages (color)
The U S A A History in Art
1975
Smith, Bradley
296 pages (color)
American Painters Of the Impressionist Period Rediscovered
1975
Weber, Nicholas Fox
104 pages (color)
Catalogue: Annual Exhibition John H. Vanderpoel Art Association (By Contributors to the Collection) (Exhibition catalog)
1940
Klug, William L (Introductory Essay)
64 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935
Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge
1,130 pages
Who's Who in American Art American Art Annual, 1933
1933
Editors
0 pages
First Exhibition of Works by Former Students and Instructors of the Art Institute of Chicago: Catalogue of the First Exhibition of Work by the Alumni of the Art Institute of Chicago