Artist
Robert Beaven
American, 1836–1920
Robert Beaven was an American artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art.
Robert Beaven, son of James Beaven, was a British Columbia politician and businessman. Beaven moved to British Columbia from Toronto, where he had been educated at Upper Canada College, because of the gold rush. He entered business in Victoria, which was then the capital of the Colony of Vancouver Island. After the colony's union with British Columbia, Beaven became involved with politics as secretary of Amor De Cosmos' Confederation League which advocated that the colony enter Canadian Confederation.
Collections represented
Museum
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