Archives of American Art

Phoebe A. Hearst letters to Carl O. Borg

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.hearphoe
Creators:
Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919
Dates:
1909-1919
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
12 Items
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Letters from Phoebe A. Hearst to Borg, written from her California residences in McCloud, Pleasanton, and the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. The letters reflect Heart's interest in Borg's career, her financial support of his European travels, and the closeness of their relationship.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Hearst was an art collector and patron; Pleasanton and San Francisco, Calif. She was the mother of newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst. Among the artists to whom she provided financial support was the Swedish born painter and etcher Carl Oscar Borg (1879-1947). Borg, who settled in Los Angeles in 1903, specialized in depicting Native Americans and landscapes of California and the Southwest.

Administration

Reproduction Note
All photocopies.
Existence and Location of Originals
Location of originals unknown. Lost after the death of Borg's widow Lilly Lindstrand Borg Elmberg.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1997 by Helen Laird.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art patrons -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Borg, Carl Oscar, 1879-1947 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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