Alice D. Engley Beek

Alice D. Engley Beek (1876–1951) was an American watercolorist of the Pacific Northwest, whose paintings had a wide vogue. her lectures before various organizations were an inspiration to many persons.

Early life and education Alice Dow Engley was born in Providence, Rhode Island on June 17, 1876. Her father, Major James C. Engley, was a military adviser to President Abraham Lincoln; and with Sydney Richmond Burleigh, Providence. She studied at two French academies including Académie Delécluse and Lazar, Paris. In Paris, she studied with Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Léon Lhermitte, Tony Robert-Fleury, and Edward Frederick Ertz, while in Holland, she studied with Jozef Israëls.

Expositions International Exhibition (Paris, 1896)

Awards and honors Cross of Honor, gold medal, and silver medal, International Exhibition, Paris, 1896 Grand Prix, Cross of Honor, and gold medal, International Exhibition, Paris, 1897, her work (watercolor) being designed as "above competition" at subsequent exhibitions Grand Prize and gold medal, Seattle Exposition, 1909