Kühne Beveridge Branson (31 October 1874 – 2 November 1944) was an American sculptor.
Biography She was born in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of Philo Judson Beveridge and Ella Rutzer,San Francisco Call, Volume 96, Number 18, 18 June 1904 Ella became the Countess von Wrede and died May 8, 1904 and the granddaughter of the 16th Governor of Illinois John L. Beveridge. She studied under William R. O'Donovan in New York City, and under Rodin in Paris. Among her works are a statue called Rhodesia, Rough Rider Monument, a statue called Lascire, which belongs to Dr. Jameson, busts of Cecil Rhodes, King Edward VII, Grover Cleveland, Adlai Stevenson, Joseph Jefferson, Buffalo Bill, Bryan Mahon, Tom L. Johnson, and many others. Beveridge was first noticed as an artist in the US in 1892, when her busts of former President Cleveland and Jefferson called favorable attention to her.
In 1893, she married actor Charles Francis Coghlan, who was nearly 40 years older than her."Charles Coghlan's Young Wife." New York Times; October 27, 1893; pg. 2; She soon discovered that he had a living common-law wife at the time of her marriage and obtained a divorce for desertion when Coghlan returned to live with the woman."Otherwise Unnoticed." The Herald-Dispatch, Decatur, Illinois, September 15, 1894; Pg. 17 Before she went to South Africa, Beveridge had executed several commissions for Cecil Rhodes and others living in that region. Beveridge received an Honorable Mention in the 1900 Paris Exposition.American Art Directory, Volume 10 1913.p. 221 With the help of her mother, she also made a statue The Veiled Venus for the Paris Exposition, Official Illustrated Catalogue, Fine Arts Exhibit, United States of America ...By U.S. Commission to the Paris Exposition, 1900 which was awarded a bronze medal at the Paris Salon and was placed in Leeds Museum, EnglandMadera Tribune, Volume XLVI, Number 48, 26 June 1930 accessed October 15,2018 She also made San Francisco weeping at the Golden Gate for the San Francisco Golden Gate Park.[Granite: Published ... in the interests of the producer, manufacturer and retailer of granite as used for monumental or building purposes archive, Volume 17, 1907]
In 1903 in London, Beveridge married a second time to William B. Branson,[1873-1936] an American who resided at Johannesburg, in the Transvaal.
In 1910, under her maiden name, she exhibited in Leipzig, Germany, a sculpture of man and woman called "The Vampire" [the exploitation of woman by man].The New international year book .p.653 1910 In 1913, Beveridge was a resident of Mayfair, London EnglandAmerican Art Directory, Volume 10 1913. 221 In 1914, her sister Ray Beveridge, an actress, was divorced from her husband Irving Seliger.The day book., June 05, 1914, NOON EDITION, Image 6Los Angeles Herald, Volume XLVI, Number 252, 22 August 1921 Ray Beveridge remarried in Germany In February 1916, Beveridge was interviewed in her Munich, Germany studio.Richmond times-dispatch., February 27, 1916, Image 47 In May 1916, she was still at her Munich Studio.The sun., May 21, 1916, FIFTH SECTION SPECIAL FEATURE SUPPLEMENT, Page 5, Image 55 In June 1930, she was selected as a member of the Illinois Hall of Fame.Madera Tribune, Volume XLVI, Number 48, 26 June 1930 accessed October 15,2018
During the Second World War, Beveridge resided in Nazi Germany. She died of a stroke in the spa town Bad Salzbrunn (now Szczawno-Zdrój, Poland), in 1944. She was buried in Wałbrzych.Eastern Prussian Provinces, Germany [Poland], Selected Civil Vitals, 1874–1945Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835–1974
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