Charles Henry Turner papers
name: label: Creator
content: Turner, Charles Henry, 1848-1908
label: Names
content: Carlsen, Emil, 1853-1932
label: Names
content: Garrett, Edmund H. (Edmund Henry), 1853-1929
label: Names
content: Lesrel, Adolphe Alexandre
label: Names
content: Murray, Henry -- Art of painting and drawing in coloured crayons
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Topic
content: Artists' studios -- Pictorial works
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 19th century
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content: Etching -- 19th century
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content: Etchers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art by G. Frances Souther, granddaughter of Turner, in 1973 and 1979. The artworks on reel 4781 were lent for microfilming in 1993 by Robert and Connie Rosen, antiques dealers, who purchased the material at auction. The drawings may have come from Miss Souther's estate.
creator: label: Creator
content: Turner, Charles Henry, 1848-1908
setName: label: See more items in
content: Charles Henry Turner papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Massachusetts and New Hampshire painter and printmaker Charles Henry Turner, measure 0.54 linear feet and date from 1875-circa 1973, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1890-circa 1910. The collection includes an auction catalog and a price list of Turner's paintings, biographical material, five letters, artwork, miscellaneous printed material, photographs of Turner, his studio, European travel, and artwork, and two glass plate negatives.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Massachusetts and New Hampshire painter and printmaker Charles Henry Turner (1848-1908) was known for his landscapes, portraits, illustrations, and genre scenes. Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Turner studied under Otto Grundmann at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School in the late 1870s. He studied in Europe in the 1880s, before returning to Boston, where he had a studio above his home on Mount Vernon Street. 

Turner established a summer home in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and built a studio resembling a Swiss chalet on a hillside in Jackson, where he and his family spent many summers.

Turner was a member of the Unity Art Club and served as president of the Boston Art Club, where his work was exhibited many times. His work was also exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
function: label: Function
content: Artists' studios -- New Hampshire
label: Function
content: Artists' studios -- France
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.54 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1875-circa 1973
label: Date
content: bulk circa 1890-circa 1910
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.turnchar
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Works of art
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Sketches
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as one series.

Series 1: Charles Henry Turner Papers, 1875-circa 1973 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1, OV 2, MGP 1-2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reels 2040 and 2062 at some point after receipt. The glass plate negatives were re-housed in 2015 with a grant from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund. The collection was processed and a finding aid written by Stephanie Ashley in 2018.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection and materials lent for microfilming are available on 35mm microfilm reels 2040, 2062, and 4781 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Works of art
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Massachusetts and New Hampshire painter and printmaker Charles Henry Turner, measure 0.54 linear feet and date from 1875-circa 1973, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1890-circa 1910. The collection includes an auction catalog and a price list of Turner's paintings, biographical material, five letters, artwork, miscellaneous printed material, photographs of Turner, his studio, European travel, and artwork, and two glass plate negatives.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: Also in the Archives of American Art is material lent for microfilming (reel 4781) including drawings, a watercolor by Turner, and two charcoal landscapes by Edmund H. Garrett and [Emil?] Carlsen. Loaned materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.