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Maria a'Becket
American painter
Maria a'Becket | |
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| Born | Maria Graves Beckett (1839-07-07)July 7, 1839 Portland, Maine |
| Died | September 7, 1904(1904-09-07) (aged 65) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | landscape painting |
| Movement | American Barbizon School |
Marie a'Becket (July 7, 1839 – September 7, 1904) was an American painter associated with the American Barbizon school.
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Life
Maria Graves Beckett was born in Portland, Maine. Her father, Charles Beckett (ca. 1813–1866), was a druggist who taught himself to paint after realizing his passion for it. He was "the first native-born Portland Mainer to succeed in the landscape genre" and "exhibited at the American Art Union in 1847, 49, and 50".[1][2]
He raised her in an artistic setting.
At the same time the railways were heavily expanding across the United States, Beckett worked with her father to illustrate for her uncle's promotional railroad material. In 1866, the Beckett