Cris Beam worked on a book about various philosophies of empathy for Houghton Mifflin. Her third book, To The End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care, was released in 2013 and was a New York Times Notable Book.
Discipline:
Literature – fiction
Cris Beam
Discipline:
Literature – fiction
Region: New York, NY
MacDowell Fellowships: 2013, 2015
More:
www.crisbeam.com
Studios
MacDowell
Cris Beam worked in the MacDowell studio.
Built in 1912, Pine Studio was renamed MacDowell Studio in 1943 in recognition of support from a group of Edward MacDowell’s music students. It was built as a composers’ studio and the stuccoed walls were intended to be soundproof. Like many of the studios on property, MacDowell was winterized in the 1950s when the program began welcoming…