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Charles Henry Hart, New York, N.Y. letter to William Macbeth, New York, N.Y.

Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Macbeth, William, 1851-1917  Search this
Subject:
Hart, Charles Henry  Search this
Macbeth, William  Search this
Type:
Correspondence
Date:
1916 April 1
Citation:
Charles Henry Hart. Charles Henry Hart, New York, N.Y. letter to William Macbeth, New York, N.Y., 1916 April 1. Macbeth Gallery records, 1947-1948. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art dealers  Search this
Portrait painting, American  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)17457
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Macbeth Gallery records, 1947-1948, 1838-1968, bulk 1892-1953
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_17457
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Charles Henry Hart autograph collection, 1731-1918

Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Subject:
West, Benjamin  Search this
Peale, Rembrandt  Search this
Vanderlyn, John  Search this
Vedder, Elihu  Search this
Ward, John Quincy Adams  Search this
Thayer, Abbott Handerson  Search this
Copley, John Singleton  Search this
Cox, Kenyon  Search this
Chase, William Merritt  Search this
Church, Frederic Edwin  Search this
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese  Search this
Peale, Titian Ramsay  Search this
Peale, Charles Willson  Search this
Eakins, Thomas  Search this
McEntee, Jervis  Search this
Smillie, James David  Search this
Peale, Rubens  Search this
Sully, Thomas  Search this
Stuart, Gilbert  Search this
Anshutz, Thomas Pollock  Search this
Audubon, John James  Search this
Whistler, James McNeill  Search this
Peale, Raphaelle  Search this
Citation:
Charles Henry Hart autograph collection, 1731-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Autographs -- Collections  Search this
Artists -- United States -- Portraits  Search this
Autographs -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Artists -- United States -- Autographs  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5905
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208745
AAA_collcode_hartchar
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208745
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Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918

Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Subject:
Adams, John Quincy  Search this
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry  Search this
Hawthorne, Nathaniel  Search this
Pratt, Herbert Lee  Search this
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts  Search this
Type:
Notes
Photographs
Citation:
Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Miniature painting  Search this
Authors -- Pennsylvania  Search this
Works of art  Search this
Theme:
Diaries  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9656
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211864
AAA_collcode_hartchah
Theme:
Diaries
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211864
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Charles Henry Hart letters from the New York Public Library, 1889-1893

Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Subject:
Washington, George  Search this
Bowen, Clarence Winthrop  Search this
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Citation:
Charles Henry Hart letters from the New York Public Library, 1889-1893. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art -- Exhibitions  Search this
Presidents -- United States -- Inauguration  Search this
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9880
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212382
AAA_collcode_hartchhl
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212382

Charles Courtney Curran, New York, N.Y. letter to Charles Henry Hart, New York, N.Y.

Creator:
Curran, Charles C. (Charles Courtney), 1861-1942  Search this
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Type:
Correspondence
Date:
1892 April 18
Citation:
Charles C. (Charles Courtney) Curran. Charles Courtney Curran, New York, N.Y. letter to Charles Henry Hart, New York, N.Y., 1892 April 18. Charles Henry Hart autograph collection, 1731-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)6908
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Charles Henry Hart autograph collection, 1731-1918
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Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_item_6908

David McNeely Stauffer papers

Creator:
Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913  Search this
Names:
Almon, W. Bruce  Search this
Balch, Vistus, 1799-1884  Search this
Bates, Albert Carlos, b. 1865  Search this
Beardsley, William A.  Search this
Bement, Clarence S. (Clarence Sweet), 1843-1923  Search this
Chapin, John Bassett  Search this
Clark, Charles E.  Search this
Conway, William Wright  Search this
Crane, Warren C.  Search this
Currier, John J. (John James), 1834-1912  Search this
Darrach, Charles Gobrecht, b. 1846  Search this
De Vinne, Theodore Low, 1828-1914  Search this
Dodgson, Campbell, 1867-1948  Search this
Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937  Search this
Edmonds, John Henry, b. 1873  Search this
Flagg, Fanny Jewett  Search this
French, Edwin Davis, 1851-1906  Search this
Fridenberg, Robert  Search this
Gallaudet, Edward Miner, 1837-1917  Search this
Gay, Ernest L.  Search this
Giles, Charles S.  Search this
Gilles, Walter  Search this
Girsch, Charles W.  Search this
Goodspeed, Charles E. (Charles Eliot), 1867-1950  Search this
Green, Samuel A. (Samuel Abbott), 1830-1918  Search this
Hall, Charles B.  Search this
Halsey, R. T. Haines (Richard Townley Haines), 1865-1942  Search this
Hamlin, Edward B.  Search this
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Hazelwood, Sumner  Search this
Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858  Search this
Hollyer, Samuel, 1826-1919  Search this
Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921  Search this
Lanborn, Charles  Search this
Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895  Search this
Lawson, Alexander, 1773-1846  Search this
Leutze, Emanuel, 1816-1868  Search this
Littlefield, George Emery, 1844-1915  Search this
Longacre, Orleans  Search this
Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891  Search this
Marshall, Frank E.  Search this
McNeely, Kate L.  Search this
Mitchell, James T. (James Tyndale), 1834-1915  Search this
Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826  Search this
Munn, Charles Allen, 1859-1924  Search this
Nelson, William (printmaker)  Search this
Nichols, Charles Lemuel, 1851-1929  Search this
Nichols, Frederick B., 1824-1906?  Search this
Paine, Nathaniel, 1832-1917  Search this
Parrish, Daniel, Jr  Search this
Perrine, Howland Delano, 1853-  Search this
Piers, Harry  Search this
Pope, A. Winthrop  Search this
Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872  Search this
Richter, Emil H., b. 1869  Search this
Rollinson, William, 1762-1842  Search this
Sartain, William, 1843-1924  Search this
Schlecht, Charles  Search this
Schoff, Stephen Alonzo, 1818-1904  Search this
Sill, Howard, 1865-1927  Search this
Slade, Denison R.  Search this
Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915  Search this
Smith, Sidney Lawton, 1845-1929  Search this
Spenceley, J. Winfred  Search this
Thornton, William, ca. 1761-1827  Search this
Tuckerman, Henry T. (Henry Theodore), 1813-1871  Search this
Walter, Frances K.  Search this
Warren, Asa Coolidge, 1819-1904  Search this
Weitenkampf, Frank, 1866-1962  Search this
Woodbury, John P.  Search this
Extent:
170 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1817-1910
Scope and Contents:
Letters, 1850-1910, biographical data, and miscellany pertaining to Stauffer's study of early American printmakers.
Writing to Stauffer are: W. Bruce Almon, Vistus Balch, Albert C. Bates, William A. Beardsley, Clarence S. Bement, J. W. Bothwell, Mrs. J. C. Bruen, William J. Campbell, John Bassett Chapin, Charles E. Clark, William W. Conway, Warren C. Crane, John J. Currier, Charles G. Darrach, Theodore L. De Vinne, Campbell Dodgson, Wilberforce Eames, John H. Edmonds, D. Edwin, Fanny J. Flagg, Edwin D. French, Robert Fridenberg, E. M. Gallaudet, Ernest L. Gay, Charles S. Giles, Walter Gilles, Charles W. Girsch, Charles E. Goodspeed, Samuel A. Green, Charles B. Hall, R. T. H. Halsey, Edward B. Hamlin, W. F. Hammersly, H. R. Harper, Charles H. Hart, Sumner Hazelwood, Henry W. Herbert, E. B. Holden, Samuel Hollyer, John W. Jordan, Charles Lanman, Charles Lanborn, R. H. Lawrence, Alexander Lawson, L. Lement, Emanuel Leutze, George E. Littlefield, Orleans Longacre, Benson John Lossing.
Also, Kate L. McNeely, Frank E. Marshall, James T. Mitchell, F. Moras, Jedediah Morse, Charles A. Munn, William Nelson, Dr. Charles L. Nichols, Frederick B. Nichols, Ourdan Family, Nathaniel Paine, Daniel Parrish, Jr., Howland D. Perrine, Harry Piers, A. Winthrop Pope, Thomas B. Read, Emil H. Richter, William Rollinson, William Sartain, Charles Schlecht, Stephen A. Schoff, Howard Sill, Denison R. Slade, C. A. Smith, F. Hopkinson Smith, Sidney L. Smith, J. Winfred Spenceley, Thackera Family, William Thornton, R. H. Tiebout, Henry T. Tuckerman, Frances K. Walter, A. Coolidge Warren, Frank W. Weitenkampf, and John P. Woodbury.
Provenance:
Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Art Division and the Prints Division.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Printmakers  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.staudavi
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9bdd09de8-0a01-495f-b0ee-1bb3e76a9348
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-staudavi

Charles Henry Hart letters from the New York Public Library

Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Names:
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Bowen, Clarence Winthrop, 1852-1935  Search this
Washington, George, 1732-1799  Search this
Extent:
2 Microfilm reels
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microfilm reels
Date:
1889-1893
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence of Hart, ca. 1,000 letters, mostly with Clarence W. Bowen, regarding Hart's activities on the planning committee of the Centennial of George Washington's Inauguration, New York City, 1889 and correspondence concerning Hart's chairmanship of the Committee on Retrospective Art, World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893.
Biographical / Historical:
Charles Henry Hart Art (1847-1918) was a historian, lawyer, writer, and director, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1882-1904. He published widely on the subject of eighteenth and nineteenth-century portraiture in the United States.
Provenance:
Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Art Division and the Prints Division.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Art historians  Search this
Topic:
Art -- Exhibitions  Search this
Presidents -- United States -- Inauguration  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.hartchhl
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f8943d2f-e2e6-418e-a4a7-3f214211ce02
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-hartchhl

Charles Henry Hart autograph collection

Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Names:
Anshutz, Thomas Pollock, 1851-1912  Search this
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851  Search this
Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916  Search this
Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900  Search this
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815  Search this
Cox, Kenyon, 1856-1919  Search this
Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916  Search this
McEntee, Jervis, 1828-1891  Search this
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872  Search this
Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827  Search this
Peale, Raphaelle, 1774-1825  Search this
Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860  Search this
Peale, Rubens, 1784-1865  Search this
Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885  Search this
Smillie, James David, 1833-1909  Search this
Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828  Search this
Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872  Search this
Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this
Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852  Search this
Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923  Search this
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910  Search this
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820  Search this
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903  Search this
Extent:
1.71 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1731-1918
Summary:
The Charles Henry Hart autograph collection dates from 1731-1917 and measures 1.71 linear feet comprised of 232 letters, portrait prints, and other documents signed by American artists. There is a .01 linear foot (6 items) unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that includes a letter from Winslow Homer to Mr. Clarke, November 28, 1892; typed and annotated lists of autographs of artists in the collections of Charles Henry Hart; handwritten note about English painter and engraver, John Keyse Sherwin, undated; handwritten note regarding Gennearino Persico, miniature artist, July 18, 1826.
Scope and Contents:
The Charles Henry Hart autograph collection dates from 1731-1917 and measures 1.71 linear feet comprised of 232 letters, portrait prints, and other documents signed by American artists. There is a .01 linear foot (6 items) unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that includes a letter from Winslow Homer to Mr. Clarke, November 28, 1892; typed and annotated lists of autographs of artists in the collections of Charles Henry Hart; handwritten note about English painter and engraver, John Keyse Sherwin, undated; handwritten note regarding Gennearino Persico, miniature artist, July 18, 1826.

Originally titled by Hart as "The History of Art in America as Told in a Remarkable Collection of Autograph Letters and Documents of Celebrated American Artists of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Century," the collection includes letters and other items signed by Thomas Anshutz, John J. Audubon, William Merritt Chase, Frederic Edwin Church, John Singleton Copley, Kenyon Cox, Thomas Eakins, Jervis McEntee, Samuel F.B. Morse, Charles Willson Peale, Raphaelle Peale, Rembrandt Peale, Rubens Peale, Titian Peale, James Daivd Smillie, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, Abbott Handerson Thayer, John Vanderlyn, Elihu Vedder, John Quincy Adams Ward, Benjamin West, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and many others.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in 2 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Charles Henry Hart autograph collection, 1731-1917 (226 items; Box 1-5)

Series 2: Unprocessed Addition, 1826-1892 and undated (6 items; MMS folder 6)
Biographical / Historical:
Charles Henry Hart (1847-1918) was a historian, lawyer, writer, and director, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1882-1904. Widely, he published on the subject of 18th and 19th century portraiture in the United States.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the personal papers of Charles Henry Hart, dating from 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918.

Papers of Charles Henry Hart, 1888-1894, are also located at The New York Public Library Archives & Manuscripts.
Provenance:
The Charles Henry Hart autograph collection was donated to the Archives of American Art in 1954 as an anonymous gift. It is assumed that Hart assembled the letters. Original collation was two letterbooks entitled "The History of Art in America as Told in a Remarkable Collection of Autograph Letters and Documents of Celebrated American Artists of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Century." Additional six items donated in 2021 by Ty West, who found the compiled material among his grandfather-in-law's belongings.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
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.
Topic:
Autographs -- Collections  Search this
Artists -- United States -- Portraits  Search this
Autographs -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Artists -- United States -- Autographs  Search this
Citation:
Charles Henry Hart autograph collection, 1731-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.hartchar
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Charles Henry Hart autograph collection
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw912c4422c-cbb9-4889-838e-46e6976b6dca
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-hartchar

Thomas Nast letters

Creator:
Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902  Search this
Names:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Moore, William A.  Search this
Extent:
3 Items ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1874-1896
Scope and Contents:
REEL D9: A letter to William A. Moore, November 5, 1877, describing his engraving techniques, and to Charles Henry Hart, July 20, 1896, regarding a drawing of Napoleon by Nast.
REEL 3161: A letter, 1874, from Nast to "Dear Sir" thanking him for the "complimentary notice" of Nast's art work.
Biographical / Historical:
Illustrator, cartoonist; New York, N.Y.
Provenance:
Letters on reel D9 donated, 1955-1962, by Charles E. Feinberg, an active donor and friend of AAA. Letter on reel 3161 was transfered from the National Portrait Gallery Library, 1981.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Drawing -- Technique  Search this
Engraving -- Technique  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.nastthom
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c9ba6116-ad08-4594-9156-8d0fb2e4e883
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-nastthom

Daniel Huntington letters

Creator:
Huntington, Daniel, 1816-1906  Search this
Names:
Carey, Henry Charles, 1793-1879  Search this
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Extent:
3 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1816-1906
Scope and Contents:
A letter to Henry Carey from Huntington, March 8, 1850, regarding paintings owned by Carey which Huntington wishes to keep in an exhibition of his works; and 2 letters to Charles Henry Hart, April 28, 1870 and February 13, 1871, about his portrait of Verplanck.
Biographical / Historical:
Portrait painter; New York City. President of the National Academy of Design 1862-1869 and 1871-1891.
Provenance:
Provenance is unknown.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Portrait painters  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.huntdani
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cb7c0b3c-9460-4855-bc1a-f50e5708e68f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-huntdani

Charles Henry Hart papers

Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Names:
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts  Search this
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848  Search this
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864  Search this
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820  Search this
Pratt, Herbert Lee, 1871-1945  Search this
Extent:
6.1 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Notes
Photographs
Date:
1774-1930
bulk 1888-1918
Summary:
The papers of Philadelphia art historian and writer Charles Henry Hart date from 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918, and measure 6.1 linear feet. Found within the papers are correspondence, subject files, scattered personal business records, a file of images of art work, notes and writings, and printed material. The subject files include letters from art historians, art collectors, dealers, and gallery owners.
Scope and Content Note:
The papers of Philadelphia art historian and writer Charles Henry Hart date from 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918, and measure 6.1 linear feet. Found within the papers are correspondence, subject files, scattered personal business records, a file of images of art work, notes and writings, and printed material. The subject files include letters from art historians, art collectors, dealers, and gallery owners.

Twelve folders of general correspondence consists primarily of letters received from colleagues, dealers, gallery owners, and publishers discussing art-related topics not specifically addressed in the Subject Files arranged in Series 3 below. There is one folder of miscellaneous personal business records.

Subject files comprise the largest and most important series in the collection. The files contain a wide variety of materials, including letters, notes and writings, clippings, reproductions of art work, and photographs. Letters are from art historians, art collectors, dealers, and gallery owners mostly concerning notable subjects of portraits, artists, organizations, including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and miscellaneous subjects such as miniature paintings and H. W. Elson's book History of the United States. Several files contain letters from the descendants of John Quincy Adams, Asher B. Durand, Benjamin Latrobe, and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

The images files contain a mixture of printed reproductions of art work, photographs of art work, and original art work compiled and used by Hart as reference material.

Notes and writings consist primarily of notes on art-related topics including the work of various artists, activities of arts organizations, collectors, galleries and museums, sales of art work, and background material about the subjects of portraits. There is also a typescript by Hart containing descriptions of art work to be published in a catalog of the Herbert Lee Pratt collection.

Printed material consists of clippings about Hart and miscellaneous art-related topics, auction catalogs, and an incomplete set of pages from Hart's book Memoirs of the Life and Work of Jean Antoine Houdon: Sculpture of Voltaire and of Washington.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 6 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Correspondence, 1838-1930 (Box 1; 12 folders)

Series 2: Personal Business Records, 1893-1917 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 3: Subject Files, 1774-1922 (Boxes 1-4, 8; 4.0 linear feet)

Series 4: File of Images, circa 1890-1900 (Boxes 5, 8; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 5: Notes and Writings, 1890-1922 (Boxes 5-6; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1822-1925 (Boxes 6-7; 0.8 linear feet)
Biographical Note:
Charles Henry Hart (1847-1918) was an art historian, lawyer, writer, and director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1885-1904. He worked primarily in the Philadelphia area and published widely on the subject of eighteenth and nineteenth-century portraiture in America.

Charles Henry Hart was born on February 4, 1847 in Philadelphia, the son of Julia Leavey and Samuel Hart. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1869 and practiced law until 1894, when he turned his interest to art and writing after suffering injuries in a railroad accident. He became a noted author of books and articles about art, especially portraiture. He had a special interest in the work of Gilbert Stuart. Hart's writings often focused on exposing fraudulent attributions of art work.

From 1882 to 1902, Hart was director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. In 1893, he also served as chairman of the Committee on Retrospective American Art at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Hart was a member of several organizations including the American Historical Association, the Essex Institute, and the Players Club.

Hart's first wife, Armine Nixon, was a great-granddaughter of Robert Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. She died in 1897. According to the New York Times, in 1905 he married Marianne Livingstone Phillips, with whom he fathered a son, Charles Henry Hart, Jr. In 1912, Hart married Anita Beatriz Arabe.

Charles Henry Hart died on July 29, 1918 in New York City.
Related Material:
Also found in the Archives of American Art are 2 volumes of an autograph collection compiled by Charles Henry Hart.

The Archives also has a collection of correspondence between Charles and Clarence W. Bowen loaned by the New York Public Library for microfilming on reels N10-N11. The correspondence concerns Hart's activities on the planning committee of the Centennial of George Washington's Inauguration, New York City, 1889; and Hart's chairmanship of the Committee on Retrospective Art for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893.

Additional Charles Henry Hart papers are also available at the Winterthur Library in Delaware.
Provenance:
The Charles Henry Hart papers were donated anonymously in 1971.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Art historians -- Pennsylvania  Search this
Portrait painters  Search this
Topic:
Miniature painting  Search this
Authors -- Pennsylvania  Search this
Works of art  Search this
Genre/Form:
Notes
Photographs
Citation:
Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.hartchah
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Charles Henry Hart papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9158c0376-ba03-4a63-bc79-9bf7d296e933
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-hartchah
Online Media:

The Peale Family

Collection Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 60
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1891-1897
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Henry Hart papers
Charles Henry Hart papers / Series 3: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw942b326b1-06e1-4b33-b5c4-d0a3d272c41f
EDAN-URL:
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William Penn

Collection Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 61
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Henry Hart papers
Charles Henry Hart papers / Series 3: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ac4447f4-b544-4a6e-8aaf-3b387a0bc917
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-hartchah-ref101

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Collection Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Extent:
(7 folders; Oversized Material Housed in Box 8)
Container:
Box 3, Folder 62-68
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1810-1912, undated
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Henry Hart papers
Charles Henry Hart papers / Series 3: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95b11f498-f04b-4abd-8970-e2aa90f7344a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-hartchah-ref102

Wendell Phillips

Collection Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 69
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1912
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Henry Hart papers
Charles Henry Hart papers / Series 3: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw997b25830-8bef-4b06-8bb5-89c8664d73f9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-hartchah-ref103

Photographers Who Did Work for Hart

Collection Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Extent:
(8 folders)
Container:
Box 3, Folder 70-77
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1896-1898, undated
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Henry Hart papers
Charles Henry Hart papers / Series 3: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9118f78f8-062f-418e-aa13-32bc491088d1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-hartchah-ref104

Pocahontas

Collection Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 78
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Henry Hart papers
Charles Henry Hart papers / Series 3: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98826e38c-838b-40f0-beb5-20f4f6b8529b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-hartchah-ref105

Edgar Allan Poe

Collection Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 79
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1897, undated
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Henry Hart papers
Charles Henry Hart papers / Series 3: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a93670b9-ffe9-42d4-a1a8-edd742bacf0f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-hartchah-ref106

Charles Peale Polk

Collection Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 80
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1892, undated
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Henry Hart papers
Charles Henry Hart papers / Series 3: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw960c2f2c1-08d6-42a8-92b8-5f2e91c5b9c2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-hartchah-ref107

Mrs. James K. Polk

Collection Creator:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 81
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1907-1909, undated
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Charles Henry Hart papers
Charles Henry Hart papers / Series 3: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9df7b6935-4744-4fdd-b44e-09787e5cf328
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-hartchah-ref108

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