Watercolor (mounted) of rural scene attributed to J. Augustus Beck, brother of first wife of William Alexander Hammer, Martha Ann Beck. (Original entry).
Notes by wrz: The 5" x 7" size indicates this is 2003.251, a countryside scene depicting 3 cows in midfield and town, trees and mountain in distance. Picture also included in J.A.Beck entry on webside, along with "Donated by Wesley T. Hammer" and date circa 1880. This piece is framed in a modern black, stepped frame with window mat for use in 2013-2016 exhibit. It is presumed that this W/C was one of the four Beck paintings in box # 35.
Profile of an older African-American man in jacket, vest and tie, by W. H. Tevis for Capt Barr, August 19, 1894. Color profile is in a cut-out circle pasted onto a gold-rimmed stiff card (size of a cabinet card). On reverse, written in pen: "by W.H. Tevis / Aug. 19/1897 / for Capt. Barr".
Portrait of "Aunt Rachel" an African-American woman
Description
Color profile portrait of a Black (African-American) woman wearing a red head scarf tied beneath her neck. Wearing pink top with white collar. "AUNT RACHEL" written in pencil beneath profile.. In lower right, on profile: "WHT-1897".
On reverse,written in pencil: "Capt Barr./from W.H. Tevis/Aug 24-1897"
Julius Augustus Beck was born in Lititz, Lancaster County, and was educated at the Lititz Academy. He studied sculpture with Hiram Powers in Florence, Italy, and with Thomas Crawford in Rome. He was also a student in the English Life Academy at Rome. In 1857, Beck sculpted the lion's head for the Lititz Springs Park. The Pennsylvania Historical Society owns more than fifty portraits of prominent Pennsylvanians painted by J. Augustus Beck.
