Arthur B. Carles

1882–1952

Introduction

Arthur Beecher Carles (March 9, 1882 – 1952) was an American modernist painter. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and won the Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1905 and 1906. He traveled to France and was influenced by Impressionism through the social network of Gertrude Stein and Leo Stein. He taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1917 to 1925. He had several one-man art exhibits including at 291, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Pennsylvania Museum of Art. After his death, his art was exhibited at multiple museums.

Wikidata identifier

Q4797967

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, painter, teacher

ULAN identifier

500014441

Names

Arthur Beecher Carles, Arthur Becker Carles, Carles, Arthur B. Carles, Arthur Beecher Charles

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First acquired
1953

Date of birth
March 9, 1882

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