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Carroll Beckwith’s Portrait of William Walton

July 31, 2024 By Guy St. Clair

On occasion in these posts, I have had the pleasure of sharing thoughts and comments about a favorite work of art. Such is the case here, as described in the opening pages of the document referred to here. Written for a private organization in New York, the purpose here was to provide historical and background …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, History, Personal History Tagged With: Adler (Kathleen), Barrie & Son (Publishers), Bastidas (Hugo), Beaux (Cecilia), Beckwith (Bertha), Beckwith (James Carroll), Carolus-Duran (Auguste), Cassatt (Mary), Cuadrado (Celestina), Farago (Jason), Flexner (James Thomas), Langtry (Lillie), Sargent (John Singer), Walton (William), Weber (Bruce), Weinberg (H. Barbara), Wilde (Oscar), Wilson (Richard Guy), World's Columbian Exposition (1893)

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