James Beard

James Beard was an American chef, writer and cook (1903–1985). He was born at Portland and died at New York City.

Also recorded as James Andrews Beard.

James Beard in brief

Born
1903
Died
1985
Known for
chef,writer,cook
Place of birth
Portland

Overview

Born at Portland in 1903, died at New York City in 1985.

Catalogued works

50 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1869 to 2001.

International cook-in festival cookbook. Christmas dinner by James Beard. Confessions of a kraut lover. James Beard's Beard on Birds, dated 2001. Paris cuisine, dated 1952. The fireside cook book, dated 1949. Hors d'ouvres and canapés, dated 1999. Beard on bread, dated 1973. Beard on Pasta (James Beard Library of Great American Cooking), dated 2000. James Beard's simple foods, dated 1993. The essential James Beard cookbook. Delights and Prejudices (On Food), dated 1996. The Complete Book of Outdoor Cookery. James Beards American Cookery 1ST Edition. Do You Want to Hear a James Beard Story. James Beard Cookbook. New James Beard. The Great cooks' guide to woks, steamers & fire pots. Curious Homes and Their Tenants. Love and Kisses and a Halo of Truffles. The James Beard cookbook;. The Great cooks' guide to pasta & noodle dishes. James Beards Theory & Practice of Good. James. House & garden cookbook. James Beard's Treasury of Outdoor Cooking. Woman's Day Collector's Cook Book. Treasury of outdoor cooking. James Beard's American cookery. Why Question. The Great cooks' guide to soups. Painting on China. The Booth seafood cookbook. THE JAMES BEARD COOKBOOK In Collaboration with Isabel E. Callvert. Quick and Easy Delicious Cookbook. The Great cooks' guide to salads. The Great cooks' guide to pies & tarts. Barbeque With Beard. Bobwhite Quails, Male and Female, dated 19th–20th century, gouache and ink over graphite, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.42.9(13). Two Pigeons or Doves, dated 19th–20th century, gouache and ink over graphite, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.42.9(9). Bobwhite Quail Mother and Chicks, dated 19th–20th century, gouache and ink over graphite, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.42.9(11). Eight Male Bobwhites in a Woodland Setting, dated 19th–20th century, gouache and ink over graphite, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.42.9(5). Young Sol and Greely, from Harper's Weekly, dated published May 1, 1869, lithograph on newsprint, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1938.235.107. James Sheridan Muspratt. Stipple engraving by J. Le Conte after Feard & Beard., held by Wellcome Collection. American Institute for Public Service (Sam Beard), dated 1990-1996, held by Wellcome Collection. Julianne Sleebus, a woman with a large beard. Process print, 190-., dated [between 1900 and 1909], held by Wellcome Collection. Maud Temple, a bearded woman at Pickard's Waxwork exhibition, Glasgow. Process print, ca. 1910., dated [ca. 1910], held by Wellcome Collection. Leopoldo Fregoli in several inset portraits., dated 1903, held by Wellcome Collection. Two men engaged in a sexual act within a domestic setting. Gouache, 19--., dated [between 1900 and 1999?], held by Wellcome Collection. Ralph Mellor in drag and another actor perform a scene in Trilby. Photographic postcard by L.S. Langfier, 192-., dated [between 1920 and 1929], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 13 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 44 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

12 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Beard, James Carter, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Beard, James Henry, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Beard, James Henry (1811-1893), artist, American National Biography Online, 2000. Beard, James Carter, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. ‘Let him die in peace’: understanding caregiver’s refusal of medical oxygen treatment for children in Nigeria, BMJ Global Health, 2024. Care-seeking patterns amongst suspected paediatric pneumonia deaths in rural Malawi [version 2; peer review: 2 approved], Gates Open Research, 2021. Correction: Can We Predict Oral Antibiotic Treatment Failure in Children with Fast-Breathing Pneumonia Managed at the Community Level? A Prospective Cohort Study in Malawi., PLoS ONE, 2015. Care-seeking patterns amongst suspected paediatric pneumonia deaths in rural Malawi [version 1; peer review: 2 approved], Gates Open Research, 2020. Canned: The rise and fall of consumer confidence in the American Food industry, by Anna Zeide: A book review, Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2019. Characterizing a Leak in the HIV Care Cascade: Assessing Linkage Between HIV Testing and Care in Tanzania, Frontiers in Public Health, 2020. Clinical pneumonia in the hospitalised child in Malawi in the post-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era: a prospective hospital-based observational study, BMJ Open, 2022. Impact of a participatory intervention with women's groups on psychological distress among mothers in rural Bangladesh: secondary analysis of a cluster-randomised controlled trial., PLoS ONE, 2014.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (16116064-5). Those registers additionally record the form Beard Foundation.

Digitised editions and texts

20 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

James Beard's theory & practice of good cooking (1990) — Internet Archive. James Beard's Menus for Entertaining (1965) — Internet Archive. june platt's new england cook book (1971) — Internet Archive. Woman's Day Collector's Cook Book (1960) — Internet Archive. New James Beard (1984) — Internet Archive. Growing People: How green landscapes and garden spaces can change lives (2015) — Internet Archive. Barbecue with Beard (1975) — Internet Archive. New Recipes for the Cuisinart (1976) — Internet Archive. HORS D'OEUVRE AND CANAPES (1967) — Internet Archive. cook it outdoors (1941) — Internet Archive. Love and Kisses and a Halo of Truffles: Letters From Helen Evans Brown (1995) — Internet Archive. The Gold Girl — Project Gutenberg. The Promise: A Tale of the Great Northwest — Project Gutenberg. Prairie Flowers — Project Gutenberg. The Texan: A Story of the Cattle Country — Project Gutenberg. The Gun-Brand — Project Gutenberg. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country — Project Gutenberg. The Challenge of the North — Project Gutenberg. Connie Morgan in Alaska — Project Gutenberg. Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

James Beard studied at Reed College and Washington High School.

Chronology

  1. 1903James Beard born at Portland.
  2. 1949The fireside cook book.
  3. 1952Paris cuisine.
  4. 1960Woman's Day Collector's Cook Book digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1965James Beard's Menus for Entertaining digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1971june platt's new england cook book digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1984New James Beard digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1985James Beard died at New York City.
  9. 1990James Beard's theory & practice of good cooking digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 2001James Beard's Beard on Birds.
  11. 2015Growing People: How green landscapes and garden spaces can change lives digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “James Beard”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1399476: James Beard

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