Draft:Ford Beckman
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This submission has now been cleaned of the above-noted copyright violation and its history redacted by an administrator to remove the infringement. If re-submitted (and subsequent additions do not reintroduce copyright problems), the content may be assessed on other grounds.Ford Beckman (born Clancy Beckman; October 24, 1952 – November 18, 2014) was an American golfer, colorist, pop and abstract painter.
In the early 1990s the Beckmans returned to Tulsa, Oklahoma to better address the care of his daughter Isabella, a special needs child.
He produced silkscreened clowns in Pop Paintings, then the "La Roma" series of paintings produced in reclusive friend Cy Twombly's studio in Gaeta, Italy. German art dealer Adolf von Ribbentrop became Beckman's European dealer and paintings sold well during this period. Unfortunately, von Ribbentrop became seriously ill, and sales fell to a trickle, forcing Beckman to sell his personal art collection bit by bit and eventually his home to pay down his crushing debt.
Unable to find suitable work he eventually took a job selling donuts at a Tulsa Krispy Kreme franchise an eventually an evening shift packing meats. After finding work redesigning offices for college friend Ben Farrell, Beckman suffered a massive heart attack on May 25, 2007. His financial worries continued, the IRS's public auction for all of his remaining items in storage raised only $200,000.
Beckman died of another heart attack at age 62.
Exhibitions
[edit]2004 Visions of America - Sammlung Essl – Kunsthaus, Klosterneuburg Regards - Artiscope, Brussels
2002 Ford Beckman – if looks could kill – The Pop paintings - Galerie Brennecke, Berlin
1996 Kestnergessellschaft Hanover, Germany
1993 Galleria Il Ponte - Florence, Italy
1992 Ford Beckman’s Clown Paintings - El Punto Gallery – Rome, Italy Hans Mayer Gallery, Dusseldorf
1991 Tony Shafrazi, New York City
1988 Craig Cornelius Gallery, New York City
References
[edit]- ^ "Ford Beckman".
- ^ "The Disappearance of Ford Beckman | This Land Press - Made by You and Me". thislandpress.com.
- ^ "Ford Beckman Obituary (2014) - New York, NY - New York Times". Legacy.com.
- ^ "FORD BECKMAN - Prints & Editions - McClain Gallery". www.mcclaingallery.com.