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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:
Hart family
Dates:
1865-circa 1890s
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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