Ford Beckman (1952–2014) was an American Postwar & Contemporary painter, born in Columbus, Ohio. He rose to prominence in the New York art scene in the late 1980s, known for his "Black Wall Paintings" and "Pop Paintings", which featured overpainted or collaged screenprints of clowns. His work explored the human condition between life, disappearance, and hope, often blending abstraction with symbolic imagery.