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As an artist, he concentrated mostly on portraits, figure studies, and detailed renderings of historical monuments, but he never lost his interest in decorative design. He married Bertha Hall on June 1, 1887, and his friend John Singer
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Beckwith took an active part in the formation of The Fine Arts
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Carroll returned to Paris in 1893 to paint a number of murals and then returned to the United States to paint murals on one of the domes in the
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Looking for
Carroll Beckwith: The True Stories of a Detective's Search for His Past Life by Robert L. Snow (1999-12-02)
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style led to his recognition in the late nineteenth and very early twentieth century as a respected figure in
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until the great fire of 1871 destroyed everything (including much of the heart of the city).
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in 1904 showing his painting "The
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in Chicago later in 1893. He lived in Italy from 1910 to 1914 and painted many
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Beckwith received many awards including an Honorable Mention at the
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in New York City. During his life, he was President of the
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