Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946
Variant namesArt administrator. Established the Community Art Center in Cedar Rapids; developed and operated the Little Gallery in Cedar Rapids. With his friend Grant Wood laid the groundwork for the Stone City Art Colony.
From the description of Papers of Edward Beatty Rowan. [1920?-1946?] (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 274319575
Gallery director, painter, sculptor, teacher; Falls Church, Va. and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Founder and director of The Little Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1928-1934. The gallery was concerned with promoting education in the community. Because of his success with the Little Gallery, in 1931 he was chosen by the American Federation of Arts to be the director of a new experimental art center in Cedar Rapids. Rowan was affiliated with the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard before going to Cedar Rapids and served as Chief, Public Buildings Administration, 1930's-1940's.
From the description of Edward Beatty Rowan papers, 1929-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82194632
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| creatorOf | Tabor, Robert Byron, 1882-1972. Papers of Robert B. Tabor, 1933-1972. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Edward Biberman papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Holger Cahill papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Public Works of Art Project selected administrative and business records | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Community Art Project records, 1932-1943 | Rhode Island School of Design Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Forbes Watson papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Forbes Watson papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Mitchell Siporin papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Kenneth Miller Adams papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Frank Mechau correspondence and mural contracts | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Edna Reindel papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Gifford Beal sketches, sketchbooks, and papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Paul J. Sachs, 1903-2005 | Harvard Art Museums. Archives | |
| referencedIn | Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Additional papers, 1870-1969. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Martyl Langsdorf papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Clarence Holbrook Carter papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Sigmund, Jay G., 1885-1937. Papers of Jay Sigmund, 1911-1975. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Sigmund, Jay G., 1885-1937. Papers, 1911-1975. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Skipworth, Alison, 1863-1952. Letter to Edward B. Rowan. Hollywood, CA. 1932 Dec. 15. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Gifford Beal sketches, sketchbooks, and papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Anita Weschler Papers, 1902-1989, 1924-1960 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Wilbur D. Peat correspondence | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1917-1942. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Edward Beatty Rowan papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946. Papers of Edward Beatty Rowan. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Edward Beatty Rowan papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Wendell Jones papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Edward and Thelma Frazier Winter papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Peter Hurd papers relating to the Section of Fine Arts | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Section of Fine Arts selected administrative records and correspondence | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Douglas, Laura Glenn, 1888-1962. Papers, 1899-1979. | South Carolina Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Chaim Gross papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Myron Bement Smith collection, circa 1910-1970 | Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives | |
| creatorOf | Public Works of Art Project. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1934. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Edward Arcenio Chavez papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | James Brooks and Charlotte Park papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Lucien and Marcelle Labaudt papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Douglas, Laura Glenn, 1888-1962. Laura Glenn Douglas papers, 1899-1979. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Ethel Magafan photograph and printed material | Archives of American Art |
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| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Jacob Alexander Elshin | Archives of American Art |
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Person
Birth 1898
Death 1946
