BECK, Raphael  (1858-1947) painter, sculptor, illustrator.
            Nickname Ralph. Working in New York 1888.
            Established studio 1901 in Buffalo (for 30 years),
            actived at Buffalo Expo, 1901. He modeled the seal of
            the 1901 Pan-American Exposition and painted in oil
            William McKinley Speaking at the Pan American
            Exposition (IAP 33670225).

            C   O   I   N   S

1923 Monroe Doctrine Centennial Half Dollar . . .  Breen 7458

            B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

D33 {1986} Opitz, p  57 ( four lines).
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:255.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 1:1449.

            N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

O12 {1988} Breen 7458, p 589.
N16 {1967} Taxay, p 66 (sketch illustrated).