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Scope and Content of Collection
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Business Men’s Art Institute of Los Angeles, Art Beacon Publications
Dates: 1947-1972
Collection Number: GC 1376
Creator/Collector:
Extent: Boxes (1 letter)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: Two bound volumes of the publication, Art Beacon. One volume dated 1947 through 1960 (first two issues titled Palette Painter
prior to name change to Art Beacon). Second volume dated November-December, 1963 through March, 1972).
Language of Material: English
Access
Research is by appointment only
Publication Rights
Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
Preferred Citation
Business Men’s Art Institute of Los Angeles, Art Beacon Publications. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural
History Museum of Los Angeles County
Biography/Administrative History
The institute was formed by downtown business men who wanted to paint as a pass time. The institute was incorporated in the
1940s and continues to this date. In its hey day it consisted of over a hundred business men of Los Angeles. As the downtown
area changed in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s fewer men were willing to stay in down town and the membership diminished and currently
consist of about 10 members. The institute is now located at 2228 Florencita, Montrose, California. Quoted from source:
Donald D. Desmond, President of BMAI, April, 2018
Scope and Content of Collection
Two bound volumes of the publication, Art Beacon. One volume dated 1947 through 1960 (first two issues titled Palette Painter
prior to name change to Art Beacon). Second volume dated November-December, 1963 through March, 1972).
