- Date
- 1962-07
- Kind
- Award
- Where
- Chicago
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- artsheritagecommunity
- Within
- Chicago · Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1962 Beaver Beacon reported that W. C. Behen of Lansing won two beginner-division prizes at the American Physicians’ Art Convention in Chicago for a photograph and painting of Beaver Island’s South End lighthouse. The works were planned for an exhibition tour raising money for the Salk Institute.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper arts report. It does not preserve exhibition records or independent prize documentation.
Sources
- Reports that W. C. Behen of Lansing won two beginner-division prizes for a photograph and painting of the South End lighthouse at the American Physicians’ Art Convention in Chicago; the works were to join an exhibition tour raising money for the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. It does not preserve exhibition records or prize documentation.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published arts report; it does not expand the award or exhibition claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “W. C. Behen wins art prizes for South End lighthouse works, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/w-c-behen-lighthouse-art-prizes-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1962, “Beaver Island and the Arts.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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