James H. Beard
Portrait1859

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Oil painting portrait, chest-up view of an older white man with dark wavy hair and a full white beard, wearing a black coat and cravat, against a warm golden-brown background, signed 'J·B 1859'

James H. Beard, Portrait, 1859, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Lillian Dunn Miller in memory of Albert T. Miller, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker: James H. Beard
Title: Portrait
Place Made: United States
Date Made: 1859
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 1/16 x 25 1/16 in. (76.36 x 63.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Lillian Dunn Miller in memory of Albert T. Miller
Accession Number: M.77.25
Classification: Paintings
Collecting Area: American Art
Curatorial Notes: The backlighting and strong silhouette of the unknown subject, the rather frank portrayal of the face, and the averted, thoughtful gaze are characteristic of Beard’s portraits of the late 1850s.
Selected Bibliography: Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick. American Art: a Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.

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James H. Beard
Portrait1859

Not on view

James H. Beard, Portrait, 1859, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Lillian Dunn Miller in memory of Albert T. Miller, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker: James H. Beard
Title: Portrait
Place Made: United States
Date Made: 1859
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 1/16 x 25 1/16 in. (76.36 x 63.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Lillian Dunn Miller in memory of Albert T. Miller
Accession Number: M.77.25
Classification: Paintings
Collecting Area: American Art
Curatorial Notes: The backlighting and strong silhouette of the unknown subject, the rather frank portrayal of the face, and the averted, thoughtful gaze are characteristic of Beard’s portraits of the late 1850s.
Selected Bibliography: Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick. American Art: a Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.