The HistoryMakers video oral history with George Beach.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 59 min., 49 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2005.047 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Beach, George, 1936- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with George Beach |
| Portion of title | George Beach |
| Abstract | Advertising chief executive and graphic artist George Beach was born on August 14, 1936 in New York City. In Philadelphia, he attended William Pierce Elementary School, Gillespie Junior High School and Fleisher Art Memorial. He graduated from Simon Gratz High School in 1954 and earned his B.F.A degree from the University of the Arts in 1958. In 1964, Beach was elected as the first African American president of the Artist Guild of Delaware Valley and he served in that capacity until 1967. Beach founded the African American Commemorative Society in 1968 and, with friends, started the African American Historical Calendar in 1970. He also participated in the White House Conferences on Small Businesses. Beach, a recipient of numerous honors, including Addy, Neographic, and Art Directors Club awards, founded the Beach Advertising/Communications firm in 1974. He served as a trustee of the University for the Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy for the Arts. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2005 February 11. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2005.047 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |