William Morris Hunt photographs and catalogs
name: label: Creator
content: Hunt, William Morris, 1824-1879
label: Names
content: Forbes, John Hathaway
label: Names
content: Forbes, John Murray
label: Names
content: Forbes, Sarah Swain
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
label: Topic
content: Portrait painting
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration, American -- New York State -- Albany -- Photographs
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1993 by William Hathaway Forbes. The papers were found in the attic of a house in Milton, Mass. once owned by the donor's great-grandfather, John Murray Forbes, a patron and cousin-in-law of of Hunt's.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hunt, William Morris, 1824-1879
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William Morris Hunt (1824-1879) was a painter, portrait painter, and instructor from Boston, Mass.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: ca. 1878-1880
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.huntwmpc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Reproduction Note
content: Several photographs are: Copyprints.
label: Reproduction Note
content: Charcoal sketch of "Albany" by Jane Hunt is a: copyprint.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Charcoal sketch of "Albany": Original in the Octagon House, Washington, D.C.
label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Copyprints: Originals in the possession of Andrea Forbes Schoenfeld, Washington, D.C.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 4965: A Hunt Memorial exhibition catalog from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1879, and a priced catalog of his paintings and charcoal drawings, 1880. Three photographs are of Hunt, including one in his studio, four relate to his mural paintings in the Albany State House Assembly Chamber, Albany, N.Y., two of which are inscribed by Hunt to Sarah Swain Forbes (Mrs. John Murray), ca. 1878, and one is of a charcoal sketch, "Albany" (1878) by Hunt's sister, Jane, depicting Hunt at work on his murals for the State House.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: A charcoal sketch by an unidentified artist; and six printed reproductions and thirty-five mounted photographs of Hunt's art work including allegorical subjects, landscapes, and portraits.