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Born 1942 Maynard, Minnesota. Known for: Landscape, figure-interior and portrait painting.
William Beckman, a painter of nearly photographically conceived figures and landscapes, was born in 1942 in Maynard, Minnesota. He received a BA degree from St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, and... Read full biography
William Beckman, a painter of nearly photographically conceived figures and landscapes, was born in 1942 in Maynard, Minnesota. He received a BA degree from St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, and MA and MFA degrees from the University of Iowa, Iowa City. His meticulous technique involves... Read full biography
William Beckman, a painter of nearly photographically conceived figures and landscapes, was born in 1942 in Maynard, Minnesota. He received a BA degree from St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, and MA and MFA degrees from the University of Iowa, Iowa City. His meticulous technique involves shaving layers off the surface of his paintings with a razor to create a lustrous surface that is not varnished. William Beckman was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design, New York City, in... Read full biography
William Beckman, a painter of nearly photographically conceived figures and landscapes, was born in 1942 in Maynard, Minnesota. He received a BA degree from St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, and MA and MFA degrees from the University of Iowa, Iowa City. His meticulous technique involves shaving layers off the surface of his paintings with a razor to create a lustrous surface that is not varnished. William Beckman was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design, New York City, in 1992, and Academician in 1994. He has been a visiting artist at Towson University, Towson, Maryland. He gave a lecture on his work at Arizona State University, Tempe, in 2003. His work was included in the exhibition, The Nude in Contemporary Art, at... Read full biography
William Beckman, a painter of nearly photographically conceived figures and landscapes, was born in 1942 in Maynard, Minnesota. He received a BA degree from St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, and MA and MFA degrees from the University of Iowa, Iowa City. His meticulous technique involves shaving layers off the surface of his paintings with a razor to create a lustrous surface that is not varnished. William Beckman was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design, New York City, in 1992, and Academician in 1994. He has been a visiting artist at Towson University, Towson, Maryland. He gave a lecture on his work at Arizona State University, Tempe, in 2003. His work was included in the exhibition, The Nude in Contemporary Art, at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut, in 1999. A William Beckman retrospective exhibition tours the United S... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Interior Scenes
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Seavest Collection of Contemporary Realism
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty