An Inventory of Her Art Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Van Hoesen, Beth, 1926-2010
Title:
Beth Van Hoesen Art
Collection
Dates:
1960-1972
Extent:
4 items
Abstract:
The collection consists of four
prints, three of which are artist's proofs, by the American artist and printmaker
Beth Van Hoesen.
Call Number:
Art Collection AR-00370
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Please note that a minimum of 24 hours notice is required to pull
art materials to the Ransom Center's Reading and Viewing Room. Some materials
may be
restricted from viewing. To make an appointment or to reserve Art Collection
materials, please contact the Center's staff at art@hrc.utexas.edu. Researchers
must
create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before
using
archival materials.
Use Policies:
Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential
information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and
regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information
pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without
the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of
action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning
an
individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive
to a
reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University of Texas at
Austin
assume no responsibility.
Restrictions on Use:
Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the
owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of
the
copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information
please see the Ransom Centers' Open Access and Use Policies.
Administrative Information
Acquisition:
Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Adams Trust, 2014 (14-02-001-G)
Beth Van Hoesen was born in Boise, Idaho, on June 27, 1926. She earned a Bachelor
of
Arts degree at Stanford University in 1948, and she subsequently studied abroad
in
Mexico and France. The Bay Area-based artist pursued intaglio printmaking as her
main avenue of expression throughout her career, with subjects ranging from animals
to botany to nudes. Van Hoesen died in San Francisco, California, on November
16,
2010.
Sources:
Van Hoesen, Beth, and Bob Hicks. Beth Van Hoesen: Catalogue
Raisonné of Limited-Edition Prints, Books, and Portfolios. Manchester
and New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2011.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of four prints in three media (etching, drypoint, and
aquatint), the majority of which were created with the use of a roulette. All
are
portrait prints, the subjects of which are herself, her husband Mark Adams, artist
Ruth Asawa, and photographer Imogen Cunningham.
