Beatrice Wood - Revision history

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Writings

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	A longer autobiography, '''''I Shock Myself: The Autobiography of Beatrice Wood''''', was published in 1985 by Chronicle Books, San Francisco. Edited by Lindsay Smith, it is lavishly illustrated with photographs of Wood's life and art.		A longer autobiography, '''''I Shock Myself: The Autobiography of Beatrice Wood''''', was published in 1985 by Chronicle Books, San Francisco. Edited by Lindsay Smith, it is lavishly illustrated with photographs of Wood's life and art.

	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=Beatrice+Wood&~~method=exact&header~~=~~field4~~ 22 articles by Beatrice Wood]''' and '''[~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=Beatrice+Wood&~~method=exact&header~~=~~field3~~ 4 articles about her]'''.		The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Beatrice+Wood&s=author 22 articles by Beatrice Wood]''' and '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Beatrice+Wood&s=title 4 articles about her]'''.

	[[File:Gilded Vessel.png\|right\|280px\|thumb\|Cover of biography]]		[[File:Gilded Vessel.png\|right\|280px\|thumb\|Cover of biography]]

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	A longer autobiography, '''''I Shock Myself: The Autobiography of Beatrice Wood''''', was published in 1985 by Chronicle Books, San Francisco. Edited by Lindsay Smith, it is lavishly illustrated with photographs of Wood's life and art.		A longer autobiography, '''''I Shock Myself: The Autobiography of Beatrice Wood''''', was published in 1985 by Chronicle Books, San Francisco. Edited by Lindsay Smith, it is lavishly illustrated with photographs of Wood's life and art.

	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists ~~22 articles written~~ [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Beatrice+Wood&method=exact&header=field4 by Beatrice Wood] and ~~four~~ [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Beatrice+Wood&method=exact&header=field3 about her].		The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Beatrice+Wood&method=exact&header=field4 22 articles by Beatrice Wood]''' and '''[http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Beatrice+Wood&method=exact&header=field3 4 articles about her]'''.

	[[File:Gilded Vessel.png\|right\|280px\|thumb\|Cover of biography]]		[[File:Gilded Vessel.png\|right\|280px\|thumb\|Cover of biography]]

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Additional resources

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	* '''[https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/beatrice-wood-papers-9363/subseries-4-2 Beatrice Wood papers, 1894-1998, bulk 1930-1990]''' at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institute. Includes diaries; oral histories; art works and glaze books; correspondence; personal business records; photographs; and writings, such as drafts of her plays.		* '''[https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/beatrice-wood-papers-9363/subseries-4-2 Beatrice Wood papers, 1894-1998, bulk 1930-1990]''' at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institute. Includes diaries; oral histories; art works and glaze books; correspondence; personal business records; photographs; and writings, such as drafts of her plays.
	* '''[https://pmalibrary.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/313 Beatrice Wood Collection]''' at Philadelphia Museum of Art. Correspondence of Conrad C. M. Arensberg, mostly 1978-2001.		* '''[https://pmalibrary.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/313 Beatrice Wood Collection]''' at Philadelphia Museum of Art. Correspondence of Conrad C. M. Arensberg, mostly 1978-2001.

			=== Articles ===

			* '''[https://www.californiaartreview.com/journal/beatrice-wood-the-alchemist-the-california-cult-artist-turning-mothballs-into-gold Beatrice Wood: the Alchemist & California-Cult Artist Turning Mothballs into Gold]''' by Rachel Denniston. Posted in California Art Review on November 20, 2024.

	=== Books ===		=== Books ===

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Theosophical Society involvement

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	During the 1940s, Miss Wood served as a member of the selection committee for the [[Olcott Foundation\|Olcott Foundation Awards]], a program to encourage creativity among members of the Theosophical Society.		During the 1940s, Miss Wood served as a member of the selection committee for the [[Olcott Foundation\|Olcott Foundation Awards]], a program to encourage creativity among members of the Theosophical Society.

	She maintained her Theosophical Society membership until her death in 1998, when she was the "seniormost" member after 73 years of participation.		She maintained her Theosophical Society membership until her death in 1998, when she was the "seniormost" member after 75 years of participation.

	=== Theosophical influence in her art ===		=== Theosophical influence in her art ===

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	[[Category:Writers\|Wood, Beatrice]]		[[Category:Writers\|Wood, Beatrice]]
	[[Category:Actors\|Wood, Beatrice]]		[[Category:Actors\|Wood, Beatrice]]
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	[[Category:People\|Wood, Beatrice]]		[[Category:People\|Wood, Beatrice]]

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Move to Ojai

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	'''[[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]''' had chosen Ojai for his home in 1922, in an effort to find a congenial climate for his brother Nitya, who suffered from tuberculosis. Later he established the Krishnamurti Foundation and the Oak Grove School in Ojai, which continued to be his home until his death in 1986. He was a friend to Beatrice Wood, and he influenced her work.<ref>[http://www.katinkahesselink.net/kr/biography.html "The Life of Jiddu Krishnamurti"] in KatinkaHesselink website.</ref>		'''[[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]''' had chosen Ojai for his home in 1922, in an effort to find a congenial climate for his brother Nitya, who suffered from tuberculosis. Later he established the Krishnamurti Foundation and the Oak Grove School in Ojai, which continued to be his home until his death in 1986. He was a friend to Beatrice Wood, and he influenced her work.<ref>[http://www.katinkahesselink.net/kr/biography.html "The Life of Jiddu Krishnamurti"] in KatinkaHesselink website.</ref> She became very close to the Rajagopals, who assisted Krishnamurti in his work.

	=== Visits to India and Japan ===		=== Visits to India and Japan ===

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Years in New York

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	In 1918 she began a brief marriage to Belgian theater manager '''Paul Renson''', whom she met in Montreal.<ref>New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947.</ref> The unconsummated marriage was an attempt to break the hold of Mrs. Wood over her daughter, and lasted only four years, when Beatrice sought an annulment. He proved to be a bigamist and con man.<ref>Clark, 80-81.</ref>		In 1918 she began a brief marriage to Belgian theater manager '''Paul Renson''', whom she met in Montreal.<ref>New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947.</ref> The unconsummated marriage was an attempt to break the hold of Mrs. Wood over her daughter, and lasted only four years, when Beatrice sought an annulment. He proved to be a bigamist and con man.<ref>Clark, 80-81.</ref>

	Miss Wood met '''Reginald Pole''', an actor and director, and with him she became acquainted with Theosophists. Beatrice and Reginald were romantically involved from 1923-1928. Together they read the Theosophical books [[Thought Forms (book)\|''Thought Forms'']] and ''Man's Invisible Bodies''.<ref>~~Beatrice~~ Wood ~~''I Shock Myself: The Autobiography of Beatrice Wood'' (San Francisco: Chronicle Books,1985)~~, 60.</ref> When Reginald went to Los Angeles each year to perform as Jesus in a passion play, Beatrice went along, but they were discreet because his divorce was not yet final.		Miss Wood met '''Reginald Pole''', an actor and director, and with him she became acquainted with Theosophists. Beatrice and Reginald were romantically involved from 1923-1928. Together they read the Theosophical books [[Thought Forms (book)\|''Thought Forms'']] and ''Man's Invisible Bodies''.<ref>Wood, 60.</ref> When Reginald went to Los Angeles each year to perform as Jesus in a passion play, Beatrice went along, but they were discreet because his divorce was not yet final.

	=== Years in Hollywood ===		=== Years in Hollywood ===

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Characterizations in film

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	=== Characterizations in film ===		=== Characterizations in film ===

	In his 1962 film '''''Jules et Jim''''', François Truffaut depicted a love triangle based on a semi-autobiographical novel written by Henri-Pierre Roché in 1953. ~~The woman in the triangle was inspired by~~ Beatrice Wood~~, who~~ had been in such a relationship with Roché and Marcel Duchamp ~~whilte~~ working in New York on Dada magazines.		In his 1962 film '''''Jules et Jim''''', François Truffaut depicted a love triangle based on a semi-autobiographical novel written by Henri-Pierre Roché in 1953. Beatrice Wood had been in such a relationship with Roché and Marcel Duchamp while working in New York on Dada magazines, but this novel and film were based on a different set of people. Roché did, however, leave an unpublished manuscript called '''''Victor''''' in which Beatrice is recognizable as "Patricia."<ref>Wood, 165.</ref>

	The character of Rose DeWitt Bukater, "Old Rose," in the film '''''Titanic''''' was modeled after Beatrice Wood after director James Cameron read Wood's autobiography.		The character of Rose DeWitt Bukater, "Old Rose," in the film '''''Titanic''''' was modeled after Beatrice Wood after director James Cameron read Wood's autobiography.

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Theosophical influence in her art

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	Just as the Theosophical texts advocate for a sort of spiritual cleansing through purification of color, Wood’s life-long study of techniques in luster glazing reflect a similar dedication to a mastery of brilliance. Her luster-glazed vessels in their radiant hues reflecting not only gold but bright purples, pinks, and blues upon closer examination, evoke a sense of alchemical perfection, demanding a kind of reverence only reserved for the sacred and otherworldly. Wood’s extraordinary sense of light and color become even more magnificent as her work is handled and examined— changing colors as the light moves and refracts from the vessel in different ways.<ref>Rachel Denniston [https://www.californiaartreview.com/journal/beatrice-wood-the-alchemist-the-california-cult-artist-turning-mothballs-into-gold "Beatrice Wood, the Alchemist Cult Artist Turning Mothballs into Gold"] ''California Art Review'' posted November 20, 2022.</ref>		Just as the Theosophical texts advocate for a sort of spiritual cleansing through purification of color, Wood’s life-long study of techniques in luster glazing reflect a similar dedication to a mastery of brilliance. Her luster-glazed vessels in their radiant hues reflecting not only gold but bright purples, pinks, and blues upon closer examination, evoke a sense of alchemical perfection, demanding a kind of reverence only reserved for the sacred and otherworldly. Wood’s extraordinary sense of light and color become even more magnificent as her work is handled and examined— changing colors as the light moves and refracts from the vessel in different ways.<ref>Rachel Denniston [https://www.californiaartreview.com/journal/beatrice-wood-the-alchemist-the-california-cult-artist-turning-mothballs-into-gold "Beatrice Wood, the Alchemist Cult Artist Turning Mothballs into Gold"] ''California Art Review'' posted November 20, 2022.</ref>
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			She wrote of her art as her '''[[dharma]]''':
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			Pottery for me is not a pursuit of glory, but a daily discipline of pursuing accuracy. In India it would be called my dharma. Life i dual. There is matter and spirit and one cannot function completely without the other. For creativity, the spirit side, to work, the matter side must be strong enough to hold the spirit side. If the form has cracks, the spirit leaks.<ref>Wood, 133.</ref>
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Later years

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	== Later years ==		== Later years ==
			[[File:Blindmans-Ball.jpg\|right\|140px\|thumb\|Poster drawn by Beatrice Wood]]
	Miss Wood willed her Ojai house on McAndrews Road to the Happy Valley Foundation. She had purchased the land in 1944 and built the house in 1948.		Miss Wood willed her Ojai house on McAndrews Road to the Happy Valley Foundation. She had purchased the land in 1944 and built the house in 1948.
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	[[Category:Writers\|Wood, Beatrice]]		[[Category:Writers\|Wood, Beatrice]]
	[[Category:Actors\|Wood, Beatrice]]		[[Category:Actors\|Wood, Beatrice]]
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	[[Category:People\|Wood, Beatrice]]		[[Category:People\|Wood, Beatrice]]