Otto Walter Beck papers, 1913-1918

Collection Information

Size: 0.5 Linear feet

Summary: Letters from John S. Mosby about Beck's painting of Mosby with his Civil War Cavalry unit, and a rough sketch of the painting; Beck's 1913 daily calendar; a collection of signatures; notes; Beck's World War I veterans pin; and a scrapbook of portraits of Civil War soldiers by Beck, comprising photographs and details on each work.

Biographical/Historical Note

Walter Beck (1864-1954) was a portrait painter in Dayton, Ohio.

Provenance

Transferred 1979 by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, who purchased Beck's Civil War portraits, and in 2015 by the Smithsonian American Art/ Portrtait Gallery Library.

Language Note

English .