Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930

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Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872-1930), an American portrait and genre painter and teacher, founded the Cape Cod School of Art in 1899. The school, dedicated to outdoor figure painting, proved very successful and influential, attracting many well-known artists. Hawthorne directed the school until his death in 1930. Hawthorne is known for his genre scenes (he was intrigued by the Portuguese fishing families from Provincetown) and his portraits.

From the description of Charles W. Hawthorne Papers, 1904-1947. (Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection). WorldCat record id: 603889951

Painters; Provincetown, Mass.; Marion, b. 1870, d. 1945; Charles, b. 1872, d. 1930.

Hawthorne founded the Cape Cod School of Art in 1899. He studied with William Merritt Chase at Chase's Shinnecock school in 1896. Marion C. Hawthorne was a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors.

From the description of Charles Webster and Marion Campbell Hawthorne papers, 1870-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82223576

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Charles Webster and Marion Campbell Hawthorne papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930. Charles Webster Hawthorne : artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1930?-1990 [graphic] [compiled by staff of The Museum of Modern Art, New York]. Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection
referencedIn Hawthorne, Charles W. : Biographical file. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
referencedIn William H. Johnson papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Giorgio Cavallon papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Malone, John, d. 1906. Autograph letter signed from John Malone, the Players, to the the Board of Directors of the Players [manuscript], 1896 March 9. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Harold Sterner papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Edwin Coupland Shaw papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957. DeWitt M. Lockman interviews with artists, 1927. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Macbeth Gallery records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Weir, John Ferguson, 1841-1926. John Ferguson Weir papers, 1838-1957 (inclusive), 1861-1928 (bulk). Yale University Library
creatorOf Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930. Charles W. Hawthorne Papers, 1904-1947. Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection
creatorOf Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Forbes Watson papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Martyl Langsdorf papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Elizabeth McCausland papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Hawthorne, Charles, 1872-1930 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf HAWTHORNE, CHARLES W. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
referencedIn George Elmer Browne papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn George Sarton additional papers, 1901-1956 Houghton Library
creatorOf Albert and Marie Sterner letters received Archives of American Art
referencedIn Houghton Cranford Smith papers Archives of American Art
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referencedIn Oral history interview with Peggy Bacon Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Helen Marjorie Windust Halper Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Polly Thayer Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Ilya Bolotowsky Archives of American Art
creatorOf Interviews of artists and architects associated with the National Academy of Design Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Nathan Halper Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Theodore Roszak Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Bacon, Peggy, 1895-1987, person
associatedWith Beachcombers (Organization) corporateBody
associatedWith Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981, person
associatedWith Browne, George Elmer, 1871-1946. person
associatedWith Campbell, Harry N. person
associatedWith Cape Cod School of Art. corporateBody
associatedWith Cavallon, Giorgio, 1904-1989. person
associatedWith Dickinson, Edwin Walter, 1891-1978. person
associatedWith Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries. corporateBody
associatedWith Geiger, Caroline, person
associatedWith Gellatly, John, 1853-1931. person
associatedWith Halper, Helen Marjorie Windust, 1908- person
associatedWith Halper, Nathan person
associatedWith Hawthorne, Marion Campbell. person
associatedWith Johnson, William H. person
associatedWith Johnson, William H., 1901-1970. person
associatedWith Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957, person
associatedWith Macbeth Gallery. corporateBody
associatedWith Malone, John, d. 1906. person
associatedWith Martyl, 1918- person
associatedWith McCausland, Elizabeth, 1899-1965. person
associatedWith Morrow, Julie Mathilde. person
associatedWith Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Peter A. Juley & Son. corporateBody
associatedWith Polasek, Albin, 1879-1965. person
associatedWith Roszak, Theodore, 1907- person
correspondedWith Sarton, George, 1884-1956 person
associatedWith Shaw, Edwin Coupland, 1863-1941. person
associatedWith Smith, Houghton Cranford, 1887-1983. person
associatedWith Sterner, Albert, 1863-1946. person
associatedWith Stillman, Joy. person
associatedWith Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921. person
associatedWith Thayer, Polly, 1904- person
associatedWith Thayer, Polly, 1904- person
associatedWith Weir, John Ferguson, 1841-1926. person
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts--Provincetown
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Art, American
Art
Artists' models
Art students
Genre painters
Painters
Portrait painters
Painting
Painting, American
Women painters
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Birth 1872-01-08

Death 1930-11-29

Americans

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