Papers, 1942-1968.

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Papers, 1942-1968.

Includes pamphlets, exhibition catalogs, periodical and newspaper articles, photographs, letters, reports, etc. on two subjects: 1) Hartt's work as an officer in the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MFAA) section of the Allied Military government in Italy after World War II; and 2) his work after the Florence Flood in 1966.

ca. 1,460 items (13 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6784130

National Gallery of Art Library

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Hartt, Frederick.

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The 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). ...