Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
501 East 9th Street
Po Box 2137
Little Rock, AR 72202
Po Box 2137
Little Rock, AR 72202
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Museums page for Louis L Betts ((1873 - 1961)), known for Portrait, still life, and genre-views painting. Showing 19 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1873 Little Rock, Arkansas - 1961 Bronxville, New York. Known for: Portrait, still life, and genre-views painting.
Louis Betts was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His art instruction came primarily from his father who was also a painter. At sixteen, he did his first portrait of his violin master in exchange for... Read full biography
Louis Betts was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His art instruction came primarily from his father who was also a painter. At sixteen, he did his first portrait of his violin master in exchange for lessons, and Betts focused primarily on landscape painting until he was twenty-four. He then studied... Read full biography
Louis Betts was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His art instruction came primarily from his father who was also a painter. At sixteen, he did his first portrait of his violin master in exchange for lessons, and Betts focused primarily on landscape painting until he was twenty-four. He then studied portrait painting at the Pennsylvania Academy for a year, and the first Cresson Scholarship permitted him to study for two years abroad. Betts then remained in France, England, Holland, Spain, and... Read full biography
Louis Betts was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His art instruction came primarily from his father who was also a painter. At sixteen, he did his first portrait of his violin master in exchange for lessons, and Betts focused primarily on landscape painting until he was twenty-four. He then studied portrait painting at the Pennsylvania Academy for a year, and the first Cresson Scholarship permitted him to study for two years abroad. Betts then remained in France, England, Holland, Spain, and Italy for seven years painting portraits in court circles. The late John Lane, English publisher, once visited the Art Institute, and wrote, "The most live portrait in the exhibition is far and away La Verne W. Noyes, by Louis Betts. The skillful... Read full biography
Louis Betts was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His art instruction came primarily from his father who was also a painter. At sixteen, he did his first portrait of his violin master in exchange for lessons, and Betts focused primarily on landscape painting until he was twenty-four. He then studied portrait painting at the Pennsylvania Academy for a year, and the first Cresson Scholarship permitted him to study for two years abroad. Betts then remained in France, England, Holland, Spain, and Italy for seven years painting portraits in court circles. The late John Lane, English publisher, once visited the Art Institute, and wrote, "The most live portrait in the exhibition is far and away La Verne W. Noyes, by Louis Betts. The skillful handling of hands is a characteristic of this strong artist. He probably belongs, thoug... Read full biography
Louis L Betts - Artist Info
About Louis L Betts: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (19)
All MuseumsArt Institute of Chicago, AIC
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603-6110Ball State University Museum of Art
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44502Florence Griswold Museum
Lyme Historical Society
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
The University of Georgia
90 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602-6719Greenville County Museum of Art
420 College Street
Greenville, SC 29601High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309Historic Arkansas Museum
200 East Third Street
Little Rock, AR 72201-1608Morris Museum of Art
1 Tenth Street
Augusta, GA 30901National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004Norton Museum of Art
1451 South Olive Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33401Swope Art Museum
25 South Seventh Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807The John H. Vanderpoel Art Association
9625 S. Longwood Drive (Ridge Park)
Chicago, IL 60643The Toledo Museum of Art
2445 Monroe Street
Box 1013
Toledo, OH 43697U.S. Department of the Interior Museum
1849 C Street N.W.
MS 1251-MIB
Washington, DC 20240Union League Club of Chicago
65 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271