Personal History

Donald Beauregard was a young developing artist resident in Santa Fe and was chosen to do murals in various federal buildings in Santa Fe. He died of cancer before they were completed.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of correspondence among Donald Beauregard, Frank Springer, Edgar L. Hewett, Paul A.F. Walter, and others, primarily concerning the health of Beauregard and the disposition of his paintings. Also included in the collection is correspondence between Beauregard's family and Springer and Hewett regarding artwork left by Beauregard to Springer and the Museum of Fine Arts. Beauregard, a protege of Frank Springer of the Museum of New Mexico, studied art in Europe and was scheduled to paint murals in the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe after it was built. Due to failing health, Beauregard returned to his family in Utah where he died of cancer.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

None

Copy Restrictions

Duplication allowed for research purposes. User responsible for all copyright compliance.

Administrative Information

Donald Beauregard Papers, Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.

Related Material

Edgar Lee Hewett Collection Fray Angélico Chávez History Library

Frank Springer Collection Fray Angélico Chávez History Library

Museum of Fine Arts Correspondence Fray Angélico Chávez History Library

Access Terms

Art -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe

Artists -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe

Hewett, Edgar L. (Edgar Lee) -- 1865-1946

Museum of Fine Arts (Museum of New Mexico)

Painters -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe

Springer, Frank

Walter, Paul Alfred Francis -- 1873 -

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