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Title
Art dealers Axel and Jacob Beskow with Giovanni Turini's "Madonna and Child" painting at the Los Angeles Museum, Los Angeles, 1931
Date Created and/or Issued
May 12, 1931
1931-05-12
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Reported in "Art Works Given Museum: Old Masters Presented County by Generous Donors to Preserve Growth of Culture in Southland," Los Angeles Times, 13 May 1931: A7. Axel and Jacob Beskow, a father and son art dealer team, donated the Turini piece to the Los Angeles Museum. The Los Angeles Museum later changed its name to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Handwritten on negative: Axel Beskow, Jacob Beskow
Text from negative sleeve: Beskow, Axel. Artist.
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3693_G398
ark:/21198/z1257b2x
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Galleries & museums--California--Los Angeles
Art dealers--California--Los Angeles
Paintings
Beskow, Jacob A. (Jacob Axel), 1902-1990
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Beskow, Axel J. (Axel Johannes), 1872-1960
Turini, Giovanni, 1841-1899
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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