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Archives of American Art
Phoebe A. Hearst letters to Carl O. Borg
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hearphoe
- Creators:
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Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919
- Dates:
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1909-1919
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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