Bess, Forrest, 1911-1977
Variant namesB. 1911 d. 1977.
From the description of Forrest Bess artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432978
Bess was a painter in Bay City, Texas.; the Cooke's, art collectors.
From the description of Forrest Bess letters to Mr. and Mrs L. E. Cooke, [ca. 1963-1964]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123373515
Painter; Bay City, Tex.
From the description of Forrest Bess photographs and slides, 1932-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79265363
Painter.
From the description of Forrest Bess letters, 1966-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122595041
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Forrest Bess photographs and slides | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Jim Love papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Forrest Bess letters | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Dana Friis-Hansen papers on Forrest Bess | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Earle and Mary Ludgin papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Bess, Forrest, 1911-1977 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Bess, Forrest, 1911-1977. Forrest Bess artist file. | Whitney Museum of American Art, Library | |
| referencedIn | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. James Johnson Sweeney correspondence, 1961-1967. | Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | |
| creatorOf | Bess, Forrest, 1911-1977. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| creatorOf | John Money papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | The New Arts records | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Rosalie Berkowitz papers relating to Forrest Bess (reel 3752) | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Meyer Schapiro papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Bess, Forrest. [Forrest Bess] : artist file | John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library | |
| referencedIn | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. James Johnson Sweeney subject files, 1961-1968. | Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | |
| referencedIn | Louis Waldman research material on Forrest Bess | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers | Archives of American Art |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Marc Moldawer, Kathryn Swenson, and Robert Wilson | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Roy Fridge interview | Archives of American Art |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Berkowitz, Rosalie. | person |
| associatedWith | Cooke, L. E. (L. Ezra) | person |
| associatedWith | Cooke, Patricia J. | person |
| associatedWith | Forrest Bess, | person |
| associatedWith | Fridge, Roy, 1927- | person |
| associatedWith | Friis-Hansen, Dana, 1961- | person |
| associatedWith | Love, Jim, 1927-2005. | person |
| associatedWith | Ludgin, Earle, 1898-1981. | person |
| associatedWith | Moldawer, Marc. | person |
| associatedWith | Money, John, 1921-2006. | person |
| associatedWith | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New Arts (Art gallery) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Parsons, Betty. | person |
| associatedWith | Schapiro, Meyer, 1904- | person |
| associatedWith | The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Waldman, Louis. | person |
| associatedWith | Whitney Museum of American Art. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Texas--Bay City | |||
| Texas | |||
| Texas--Bay City |
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| Art, American |
| Art |
| Painters |
| Painting |
| Painting, Abstract |
| Painting, American |
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Birth 1911-10-05
Death 1977-11-10
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