William Jean Beauley was an American painter, working in oil and watercolor, and a printmaker. He is especially known for the architectural aspects of his landscapes and New York City scenes. Born in Joliet, Illinois, he studied with Robert Henri in New York and with Yvon in Paris. He was a member of the Architectural League of New York (where he also won an award for his artwork in 1912), the Salmagundi Club, the American Art Association of Paris and the Philadelphia Art Club. During the New Deal in the 1930s, he was registered as a WPA artist. Two of his paintings are in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American Art.
William Jean Beauley was an American painter, working in oil and watercolor, and a printmaker. He is especially known for the architectural aspects of his landscapes and New York City scenes. Born in Joliet, Illinois, he studied with Robert Henri in New York and with Yvon in Paris. He was a member of the Architectural League of New York (where he also won an award for his artwork in 1912), the Salmagundi Club, the American Art Association of Paris and the Philadelphia Art Club. During the New Deal in the 1930s, he was registered as a WPA artist. Two of his paintings are in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American Art.
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