Mona Beaumont facts for kids
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Mona Beaumont
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| Born |
Mona Magdeleine Marx
January 1, 1927 |
| Died | August 29, 2007 (aged 80) San Diego, California, U.S.
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| Education | University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Known for | Painting, printmaking |
| Movement | Cubism |
| Spouse(s) | William Gerald Beaumont |
| Children | 2 |
Mona Magdeleine Beaumont (born Mona Magdeleine Marx) was a talented artist. She was born in France in 1927 and later became an American citizen. Mona Beaumont was famous for her paintings and prints. Her art often featured abstract shapes and a style called Cubism. She painted things like figures and still life in a unique way. Mona Beaumont lived in California for many years and was a well-known artist in the 1960s.
About Mona Beaumont
Mona Beaumont was born on January 1, 1927, in Paris, France. She went to college at the University of California, Berkeley. She also studied at Harvard University. Mona learned even more about art from a famous modern artist named Hans Hofmann.
In 1946, she married William Gerald Beaumont. They had two children together.
Mona Beaumont won many awards for her art. Some of these include the Grey Foundation Purchase Award in 1963 and a prize at the Jack London Square Art Festival in 1965. She also won awards from the San Francisco Arts Festival in 1966 and 1975.
Her Legacy
Mona Beaumont passed away on August 29, 2007, in San Diego, California. Her amazing artwork is now part of important collections. You can find her pieces at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the San Francisco Arts Commission. Her art is also in other collections like the Oakland Art Museum of California.
Art Exhibitions
Mona Beaumont's art was shown in many places. She had both solo shows (just her art) and group shows (her art with other artists).
Solo Shows
- 1960 – Mona Beaumont, Galeria Protea, Mexico City, Mexico
- 1967 – Mona Beaumont, Pomeroy Galleries, San Francisco, California. This show also traveled to Russia that same year.
Group Shows
- 1945 – Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York
- 1964 – The Square Drawing, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California
- 1965 – 11th Annual Jack London Square Art Festival, Oakland, California
- 1970 – Annual San Francisco Women Artists exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, California
- 1975 – San Francisco Arts Festival, San Francisco, California
- 1977 – 31st Annual San Francisco Arts Festival, San Francisco, California
- 1977 – The 1975 exhibition award winners from San Francisco Arts Festival, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, California
