Jean Cory Beall
Jean Cory Beall ((born Jean Susanna Cory; 23 May, 1909 – 26 October, 1978) was an American artist known for her large scale murals.
Beall lived and worked in Seattle[1] where her work is part of the permanent collection of the Seattle Art Museum.[2]
Early life
[edit]Jean Susanna Cory was born in Oakland, Alameda, California on 23 May 1909. Her father was a carpenter.
Beall studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Parsons School of Design in Paris, France, the Institute Politecnico in Mexico City and the Art Students' League in New York City.[3]
Career
[edit]In 1936 she assisted her then husband with preparing his preliminary design proposal for the Boeing 314 flying boat by producing colour paintings of the proposed interior of the aircraft.[4]
In 1957 Beall created Water into Electricity (That Man May Use It Freely...), a 37 foot long mosaic in glass tile for the City Light building in Seattle.[5] The mural was moved to Seattle's Museum of History and Industry in 1996.[5]
In 1959 she created a 10.5 foot by 29.5 foot long mural for the General Administration Building in Olympia, Washington.[6][7] Created from Venetian glass tesserae,[3][8] the mosaic was moved to the Washington State's Helen Sommers building next door in 2018.[9]
Beall was a large proponent of utilizing a portion of public construction budgets to help fund art. In 1961 she was invited to serve on the State's Inaugural Arts Commission but then Governor Albert Rosellini.[10]
Personal life
[edit]In the Cathedral Church of St. Mark, Seattle, Washington State on 18 August 1934 she married aeronautical engineer Wellwood Edmeston Beall who went on to have a successful career at Boeing.
The couple had three children. The couple divorced in October 1968 in Los Angeles City, California.
In 1970 she moved to Honolulu, Hawaii.[11] She died at the age of 69 in Honolulu, Hawaii, on 26 October 1978.
References
[edit]- ^ "A moving tribute". Washington State Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "Jean Cory Beall – Artists – eMuseum". seattleartmuseum.org.
- ^ a b "Olympia City Council Meeting". City of Olympia. October 17, 2006. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Bowers, Peter M. (1 November 1977), "The Great Clippers" (PDF), Airpower, 7 (6), Sentry Books: 26
- ^ a b Miller, Brian (January 24, 2012). "The Fussy Eye: Nuclear Family". Seattle Weekly.
- ^ "A moving tribute".
- ^ City Council Meeting. City Council Meeting. Olympia, Washington: City of Olympia. 17 October 2006.
- ^ "Glass and Stone Mosaic Mural". Department of Enterprise Services. April 13, 2018.
- ^ "Another $300,000 needed to move historic mural at Washington capitol". KING. 30 August 2018.
- ^ "A moving tribute". Washington State Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "Jean C. Beall dies at 69". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. 29 October 1978. Retrieved 11 October 2024.