Henry Hitchings papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hitchings, Henry, d. 1902
topic: label: Occupation
content: Landscape painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Topic
content: Art, American
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 19th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Drawing, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1987 by Elisabeth Rothschild, the granddaughter of Henry Hitchings.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hitchings, Henry, d. 1902
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Landscape painter, instructor; Boston, Mass. Exhibited at The American Art Union, 1849, at The Boston Athenaeum in 1856-1857 and the National Academy in 1868-1869. Taught a course in drawing for teachers in Boston and at the United States Naval Academy.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1867-1896
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hitchenr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters to Hitchings from his first wife, the Art Department at The University of Massachusetts, and publishers, 1867-1896; an illustrated manuscript, "True Principles of Art Found in Nature," 189 p.; a manuscript "Book Two General Remarks," 37 p.; two watercolors; a print; brochures from art schools; invitations to exhibitions; and reproductions of book illustrations.