Hartt, Frederick.
Variant namesThe art historian Frederick Hartt was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1914. He received his B.A. from Columbia College and his Ph.D. from New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. He taught at Washington University in St. Louis (1949-1960). During this period, he was instrumental in forming the university's collection of American abstract expressionist art. He later taught at the University of Pennsylvania (1960-1967), and finally at the University of Virginia (1967-1984).
During World War II, he served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Division of the U.S. Army and was responsible for a program working on the rescue and restoration of monuments and works of art damaged by war. During his stay in Tuscany he met Bernard and Mary Berenson.
Hartt's writings include books on Botticelli, Giulio Romano, Michelangelo, and Donatello. He died in Washington D.C. on October 31, 1991.
From the description of Papers, 1937-1989. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 444734616
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| referencedIn | Roberto Papini Papers, 1906-1957. A Finding Aid., 1910-2005 | Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti - The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies | |
| referencedIn | Julius S. Held papers, ca. 1918-1999 | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Boys, Richard Charles, 1912-. Correspondence, 1949-1954. | University of Michigan | |
| referencedIn | Papini, Roberto, 1883-1957. Papers, 1906-1957. | Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti - The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies | |
| referencedIn | Sgrilli, Grazia. Giulio Romano corpus. | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Getty Research Institute. Study photographs of Italian paintings and drawings. | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Coolidge, John, 1913-1995. Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006. | Harvard University Art Museum | |
| referencedIn | Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006 | Harvard Art Museums. Archives | |
| creatorOf | Hartt, Frederick. Papers, 1937-1989. | Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti - The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies | |
| creatorOf | Hartt, Frederick. Papers, 1942-1968. | National Gallery of Art Library |
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| associatedWith | Anrep, Alda. | person |
| associatedWith | Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959. | person |
| associatedWith | Berenson, Mary, 1864-1945. | person |
| associatedWith | Boys, Richard Charles, 1912- | person |
| associatedWith | Coolidge, John, 1913-1995. | person |
| associatedWith | Getty Research Institute | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Held, Julius Samuel, 1905- | person |
| associatedWith | Kuzmik, Livia, 1898-1976 | person |
| associatedWith | Papini, Roberto, 1883-1957. | person |
| associatedWith | Villa I Tatti (Florence, Italy) | corporateBody |
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Birth 1914
Death 1991-10-31
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