Carl Hirschberg papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hirschberg, Carl, 1854-1923
label: Names
content: Bonnat, Léon Joseph Florentin, 1833-1922
label: Names
content: Harper, William St. John, 1851-1910
label: Names
content: Hirschberg, Alice, b. 1856
label: Names
content: Hoeber, Arthur, 1854-1915
label: Names
content: Laurens, Jean-Paul, 1838-1921
label: Names
content: Nelson, Laurence, 1887-1978
label: Names
content: Turner, Charles Yardley, 1850-1918
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 19th century
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching -- France -- Paris
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by William Dolan Fletcher in 1985.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hirschberg, Carl, 1854-1923
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, illustrator; New York, N.Y. Born in Germany. Married to Alice Hirschberg (Alice Kerr-Nelson). Their son, painter and teacher Laurence Nelson, took his mother's name.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1871-1951
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hirscarl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The bulk of collection consists of correspondence with his wife Alice Hirschberg and their son Laurence Nelson, but also included are letters to Hirschberg from Charles Yardley Turner and William St. John Harper, who write from abroad while studying art with Jean Paul Laurens and Leon Bonnat. Other correspondents include Walter Shirlaw, John Lavery, Edwin Austin Abbey, Arthur Hoeber and art patron J. Sanford Saltus. Nelson's correspondence relates to his experiences while studying abroad and with Birge Harrison at the Art Students League Woodstock Summer School. Also included are photographs, mainly of the family and a written work by Alice Hirschberg.