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A Finding Aid to the Hortense Ferne Papers, 1840-1965, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.fernhort
Creators:
Ferne, Hortense T., 1885-1976
Dates:
1840-1965
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Repository:
The papers of painter and printmaker Hortense Ferne date from 1840 to 1965 and measure 0.2 linear feet. This small collection consists of letters to Hortense Ferne, her collection of autographs of artists, and exhibition catalogs. Also found are letters to art collector Moses Tanenbaum, Ferne's father.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of painter and printmaker Hortense Ferne date from 1840 to 1965 and measure 0.2 linear feet. This small collection consists of letters to Hortense Ferne, her collection of autographs of artists, and exhibition catalogs. Also found are letters to art collector Moses Tanenbaum, Ferne's father.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Hortense Tanenbaum Ferne (1885–1976) was a painter, etcher, and lithographer in New York City and Philadelphia.
Ferne was the daughter of Moses Tanenbaum, an art collector. She married Herman Fernberger in 1906 and in 1940 changed her name legally to Ferne. Her works are included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Administration

Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received federal support from the Collections Care Initiative Fund, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative and the National Collections Program
Existence and Location of Copies
Material lent for microfilming is available on 35mm microfilm reels 50-51 and 97 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Some originals were retained by Hortense Ferne after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 1971 by Hortense Ferne.
Processing Information
The collection received a preliminary level of arrangement after donation and was partially microfilmed on reel 97. The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2021.
Separated Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming on reels 50-51. Loaned materials were returned to the donor and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Preferred Citation
Hortense Ferne papers, 1840-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Etchers -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lithographers -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women printmakers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tanenbaum, Moses Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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