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John Gabriel Beckman
American art director
John Gabriel Beckman (March 27, 1898 – October 25, 1989) was an American set designer, art director, and production designer. He was inducted into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame posthumously in 2014.[1]
Early life and education
John Gabriel Beckman was born on March 27, 1898, in Astoria, Oregon, the eldest of three children.
His parents, Oswald and Johanna Maria (née Pernu), were of Finnish descent. For some of his childhood, Beckman lived in Sointula, British Columbia, then his family moved to San Francisco in 1905.[2]: 1–9 John, his mother, and his siblings were visiting Fort Bragg when the 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck, and it was two weeks before they learned that their father, who had remained in San Francisco, had survived.
The family relocated to Fort Bragg.[2]: 11–12
In 1910, Beckman studied in Europe and Russia, returning to the United
