- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 59 min., 49 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- 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.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with George Beach
- George Beach
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- OCLC
- 994208936
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with George Beach.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States. naf
- Playing Time
025949
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- Event
Recorded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2005 February 11.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Graphic Artist Advertising Chief Executive.
- Added Author
Beach, George, 1936- interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.