Wadsworth Atheneum.

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Dates:
Active 1979
Active 1996
Americans,

Biographical notes:

Art museum; Hartford, Conn.

Established 1842 to house the collection of Daniel Wadsworth, a painter and collector. The museum grew considerably with gifts from J.P. Morgan into a premiere institution of American fine and decorative arts. Formerly known as Wadsworth Atheneum and Morgan Memorial.

From the description of Wadsworth Atheneum scrapbooks, 1899-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502531

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Subjects:

  • Art, American
  • Art museums

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Places:

  • Connecticut River (as recorded)
  • Connecticut River Valley (as recorded)
  • Connecticut--Hartford (as recorded)

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