Portrait of Joseph Boggs Beale, circa 1915

Summary

Joseph Boggs Beale (1841-1926) created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The Philadelphia artist was also prolific. Beale created more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets during his nearly forty-year career.

Joseph Boggs Beale (1841-1926) created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The Philadelphia artist was also prolific. Beale created more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets during his nearly forty-year career.

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

circa 1938

Subject Date

circa 1915

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.932.11

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Card stock

Technique

Printing (Process)
Photomechanical processes
Handwriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

written on front: Joseph Boggs Beale / American Artist / Designer of Franklin Series Drawings

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