Letters from Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, ca.1865, 1895
Overview
Letter from sculptor Harriet Goodhue Hosmer to her friend, writer Lydia Maria Child, regarding her sculpture of Thomas Hart Benton, her plans to travel to St. Louis in the near future, and Child's written accounts of Hosmer's sculpture Zenobia.
Dates
- Creation: 1865
- Creation: 1895
Creator
- Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue, 1830-1908 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Harriet Goodhue Hosmer as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1 folderCollection includes a handwritten letter from Harriet Goodhue Hosmer to her friend, writer Lydia Maria Child, regarding her sculpture of Thomas Hart Benton, and her plans to travel to St. Louis in the near future, and Child's written accounts of Hosmer's sculpture Zenobia. Hosmer mentions a "Mrs. Vaughn" who is interested in Child's writing about Zenobia. In addition, there is a brief note signed by Hosmer in 1895 on stationery from The Ledge in Bar Harbor, Maine.
BIOGRAPHY
Sculptor and inventor Harriet Goodhue Hosmer was a native of Watertown, Massachusetts, the daughter of Dr. Hiram and Sarah (Grant) Hosmer. She studied anatomy, and spent much of her life in Rome, where she went to study with English sculptor, John Gibson. Her works were exhibited and purchased in England and the United States.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 2022-M149
The papers of Harriet Goodhue Hosmer were acquired by the Schlesinger Library from Swann Galleries in August 2022.
Processing Information
Processed: November 2022
By: Paula Aloisio
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Creator
- Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue, 1830-1908 (Person)
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was made possible by gifts from the Class of 1957 Schlesinger Library Fund and the Kim A. Bendheim Fund.
- EAD ID
- sch02188
Repository Details
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