Bertha Honoré Palmer correspondence collection, 1883-1899.

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Bertha Honoré Palmer correspondence collection, 1883-1899.

A collection of letters written primarily to and by Bertha Palmer, concerning her involvement with the Board of Lady Managers and the Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893. Some letters concern the development of Bertha and Potter Palmer's art collection, which was exhibited at the Exposition. Includes letters to Bertha Palmer from Mary Cassatt, Camille Claudel, Arthur Jerome Eddy, William French, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Harriet Hosmer, Sara Hallowell, Gari Melchers, Mary Fairchild MacMonnies and Augustus St. Gaudens.

0.5 linear ft. (1 box) and 1 oversize portfolio.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8253108

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue, 1830-1908

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Harriet Goodhue Hosmer (October 9, 1830 – February 21, 1908) was a neoclassical sculptor, considered the most distinguished female sculptor in America during the 19th century. She is known as the first female professional sculptor. Among other technical innovations, she pioneered a process for turning limestone into marble. Hosmer once lived in an expatriate colony in Rome, befriending many prominent writers and artists. Harriet Hosmer was born on October 9, 1830 at Watertown, Massachusetts, ...

Woman's Building (World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago, Ill.)

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Palmer, Potter, 1875-1943

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Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926

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Mary Cassatt (b. Mary Stevenson Cassatt, May 22, 1844, Allegheny City, Pennsylvania-d. June 14, 1926, Paris, France) was an American Impressionist painter and printmaker....

Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918

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Social leader and philanthropist. Appointed President of the Board of the Worlds Columbian Exposition and went to Europe to represent the Fair and was particularly successful in Belgium and Italy. McKinley appointed her to a committee for the Paris Exposition and was later awarded the French Legion of Honor. At her death she left a million dollars to charity. From the description of Bertha M. H. Palmer letter to Samuel Sidney McClure [manuscript], 1891 Dec 18. (University of Virginia...

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907

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Sculptor. From the description of Papers of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, circa 1848-1907. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071553 Sculptor and artist. From the description of Augustus Saint-Gaudens papers, 1891-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981198 Sculptor, New York. From the description of Letter, 1893 April 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553768 American sculptor. From the description of Saint-Gaudens National...

Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932

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Julius Garibaldi Melchers was an artist. From the description of Julius Garibaldi Melchers papers, 1878-1928. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 51538563 Painter, mural painter and portrait painter. Lived at "Belmont", his home in Falmouth, Virginia, near Fredericksburg. Born in Detroit, Michigan. Studied at Royal Art Academy, Dusseldorf, Germany; and Ecole des Beaux-Arts and Academie Julian, Paris. Won Grand Prize at 1889 Paris Exposition...

Gardner, Isabella Stewart, 1840-1924

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American collector. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Fenway Court," to an unidentified recipient, [1908?] Dec. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269568468 Art collector and patron; Mrs. Jack Gardner. From the description of Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum collection, [18--]-[19--]. (University of Mobile Library). WorldCat record id: 70925322 Art historian, critic, collector, and teacher; Flo...

Hallowell, Sarah Tyson, 1846-1924

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MacMonnies, Mary Fairchild, 1858-1946

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Eddy, Arthur Jerome, 1859-1920

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Claudel, Camille, 1864-1943

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French, William M. R. (William Merchant Richardson), 1843-1914

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Art director. From the description of William M.R. French papers, 1875-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452428 ...