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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Hart Family Photographs and Clipping, 1865-circa 1890s, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.harthart
- Creators:
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Hart family
- Dates:
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1865-circa 1890s
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.01 Linear feet
- Repository:
The Hart family photographs and clipping measure 0.02 linear feet and date from 1865-circa 1890s. The collection includes cartes-de-visite and cabinet photographs depicting James McDougal Hart (1865), Hart's wife Marie Theresa Hart, their daughters, Letitia and Marie Theresa, and a painting, as well as an undated clipping "A Woman Who Paints Women" from Metropolitan Magazine, concerning the work of Letitia and her sister Mary Theresa.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The Hart family photographs and clipping measure 0.02 linear feet and date from 1865-circa 1890s. The collection includes cartes-de-visite and cabinet photographs depicting James McDougal Hart (1865), Hart's wife Marie Theresa Hart, their daughters, Letitia and Marie Theresa, and a painting, as well as an undated clipping "A Woman Who Paints Women" from Metropolitan Magazine, concerning the work of Letitia and her sister Mary Theresa.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
James McDougal Hart, the younger brother of painter William Hart, worked as an apprentice to a coach and sign painter in Albany before he went abroad to study in Munich and Dusseldorf under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and others. He opened a studio in New York in 1857 and the following year was elected an associate of the National Academy. In 1859 he became an academician. He married amateur painter Marie Theresa Gorsuch in 1866, and their children Robert Gorsuch, Mary Theresa, and Letitia also became artists. Hart is associated with the Hudson River School, specializing in painting landscapes with cows and oxen.
Administration
Author
Stephanie Ashley
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1988 by Edward B. Sackett. Mrs. Seth C. Beach of Saginaw, Michigan, Sackett's great-grandmother, was a cousin of James McDougal Hart's aunt, Mrs. Robert J.S. Page of Flint, Michigan. Through these connections, the families were friendly. Sackett's grandfather visited the McDougals in Brooklyn and, over the years, photographs were exchanged.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection was digitized in 2023 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Processing Information
The collection was microfilmed upon receipt on reel 4283. The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Stephanie Ashley, and the collection was digitized in 2023.
Using the Collection
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.
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.
Preferred Citation
Hart family photographs and clipping, 1865-circa 1890s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Painters -- New York (State) -- Albany | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hart, James McDougal, 1828-1901 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hart, Letitia Bonnet, b. 1867 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hart, Marie Theresa Gorsuch, 1829-1921 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hart, Mary Theresa, b. 1872 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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