BEAL, Reynolds.(1867-1951)

Hamilton, Bermuda. (Feb. 1940).
Unsigned. Inscribed lower left, “Hamilton, Bermuda” and dated, “Feb 1940”.
Crayon and pencil on gray paper.
7 ¼ x 10 ½ in. (18 ½ x 26 ½  cm.)

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BEAL, Reynolds.(1867-1951)

Bermuda between Shelly Bay & Crawl at High Tide. (Feb 1940).
Unsigned.
Inscribed in artist’s hand, “Bermuda Bet. (between) Shelly Bay & Crawl at High Tide. Feb. 1940.”
Pencil sketch on paper.
5 ¼ x 4 ¼  in.(13 ½ x 10 ¾ cm)

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GETTY, Francis E. (1861-c.1945)

St. George’s Lane with Military Officer. (1926)
Signed lower right, “Francis E. Getty” inscribed “Bermuda” and dated, “’26” (for 1926).
Pencil sketch on cream paper.
10 x 7 ½ in. (25 ½ x 19 cm.)

Biography

In the 1920s and 30s, Francis E. Getty was active in Bermuda.  He was a member of the Salmagundi Club, an early important art club in New York City.  He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1891. He exhibited at the Boston Art Club in 1896 giving an address of 16 Greenough Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA.

In July, 1965 there was an exhibition put on by the North Conway Library Association called A Century of Art in the White Mountains.  A painting by Francis E. Getty was exhibited entitled New Hampshire Scenery.

In the book Rediscovering Some New England Artists, Francis E. Getty and James D. Hunting are described as the best friends of William F. Paskell. The three were known as the "Three Musty Steers." They apparently fancied themselves as gourmet cooks and were also avid bridge players. In earlier years, they would often visit the home and studio of Benjamin Champney.

GRAY, Bessie (Eliza) Brownlow (1854-1925)

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Biography

Bessie Gray was an accomplished watercolourist and poet. She was the daughter of Sir Samuel Brownlow Gray and Eliza Anne Trimingham Gray. She had 4 brothers and sisters, one of whom, a sister, died young. There are many poems about death in Bessie Gray's book, A Bermuda Garden of Song, published in 1927, after her sister's death.

She left the island once [dates unknown] for a two-year period, visiting London, Venice and Rome. We have no indication of where or even if she was ever trained as a painter. It is possible that she took classes from Edward James. An undated painting of his, Overland Views Looking Towards Hamilton Harbour shows a sketching or painting party on the lawn of either “Claremount”, Bessie’s parent’s house or “Wentworth” Bessie’s house next door.

Family lore suggests she was also mentored by another Bermudan artist, Susan Frith [1843-1925] who was ten years her senior and who lived nearby.

Besides A Bermuda Garden of Song, published in 1927 by Marshall Jones Co. Boston, Bessie Gray had another book of poetry published, Bermuda in June by L. Prang & Co. Boston in 1893. She also had a piece, Song of the Bermudians, Keepers of the Western Gate set to music, published in London by Novello and Co. in 1913.

Her poetry was published in Munsey’s Magazine, Scribner’s Magazine and Bermuda in Poetry.

Source:
Bermuda National Gallery

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