Hess family papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hess family
label: Names
content: Hess, Abraham
label: Names
content: Hess, Albert, 1857-1924
label: Names
content: Hess, Benedict, 1817-1870
label: Names
content: Hess, Elisa, 1817-1890
label: Names
content: Hess, William, 1838-1964
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The lender, Winifred Hess Manzer, is the daughter of Albert Hess.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hess family
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Hess family was originally from Germany and Paris. Benedict Hess was the first to come to the U.S., and was a landscape and portrait painter. His wife, Elisa, was a voice teacher and painted still lifes. Their children also painted a little. The family ran a small art school.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 132 Items ((on 1 microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1850-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hesshess
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm roll 669 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Winifred Hess Manzer, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 86 sketches by Benedict Hess, 17 by Elisa Hess, 4 by William Hess, 1 by Abraham Hess, and a photograph of the Albert Hess Gilding Shop, Fairview, New Jersey. Also included are correspondence and a diary, 1860-1863, of William Hess written while serving in the Civil War; and genealogical material about the family.