Van Ness, Beatrice Whitney, 1888-1981
Variant namesPainter, educator; Chesnut Hill, Mass.
Founder and head of the Art Department at Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill (1921-1949). She studied child and adolescent behavior as applied to art education practice. Through articles, essays and presentations she advocated a more vital and integral role for art education in overall curriculum strategy.
From the description of Beatrice Whitney Van Ness papers, 1883-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122333444
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Beatrice Whitney Van Ness papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | VAN NESS, BEATRICE WHITNEY. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| creatorOf | Van Ness, Beatrice Whitney, 1888-1981. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| referencedIn | Van Ness, Beatrice Whitney, 1888-1981 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Polly Thayer | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | D'Amico, Victor, 1904-1987. | person |
| associatedWith | Hale, Philip Leslie, 1865-1931. | person |
| associatedWith | Progressive Education Association (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967. | person |
| associatedWith | Tarbell, Edmund Charles, 1862-1938. | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, Polly, 1904- | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, Polly, 1904-2006 | person |
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Birth 1888
Death 1981
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