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Archives of American Art
Carl Hirschberg papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hirscarl
- Creators:
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Hirschberg, Carl, 1854-1923
- Dates:
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1871-1951
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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5 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The bulk of collection consists of correspondence with his wife Alice Hirschberg and their son Laurence Nelson, but also included are letters to Hirschberg from Charles Yardley Turner and William St. John Harper, who write from abroad while studying art with Jean Paul Laurens and Leon Bonnat. Other correspondents include Walter Shirlaw, John Lavery, Edwin Austin Abbey, Arthur Hoeber and art patron J. Sanford Saltus. Nelson's correspondence relates to his experiences while studying abroad and with Birge Harrison at the Art Students League Woodstock Summer School. Also included are photographs, mainly of the family and a written work by Alice Hirschberg.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, illustrator; New York, N.Y. Born in Germany. Married to Alice Hirschberg (Alice Kerr-Nelson). Their son, painter and teacher Laurence Nelson, took his mother's name.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by William Dolan Fletcher in 1985.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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Art, Modern -- 19th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art -- Study and teaching -- France -- Paris | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Bonnat, Léon Joseph Florentin, 1833-1922 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Laurens, Jean-Paul, 1838-1921 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hirschberg, Alice, b. 1856 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Harper, William St. John, 1851-1910 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Turner, Charles Yardley, 1850-1918 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hoeber, Arthur, 1854-1915 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Nelson, Laurence, 1887-1978 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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