Portrait of Joseph Boggs Beale, circa 1915
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Joseph Boggs Beale (1841-1926) created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The Philadelphia artist was also prolific. Beale created more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets during his nearly forty-year career.
Joseph Boggs Beale (1841-1926) created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The Philadelphia artist was also prolific. Beale created more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets during his nearly forty-year career.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1938
Subject Date
circa 1915
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.932.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Card stock
Technique
Printing (Process)
Photomechanical processes
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
written on front: Joseph Boggs Beale / American Artist / Designer of Franklin Series Drawings
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