Harriet Blackstone papers
name: label: Creator
content: Blackstone, Harriet, 1864-1939
label: Names
content: Anderson, Stell
label: Names
content: Chase, Joseph Cummings, 1878-1965
label: Names
content: Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916
label: Names
content: Dewing, M. O. (Maria Oakey), 1855-1927
label: Names
content: Dewing, Thomas Wilmer, 1851-1938
label: Names
content: Hobart, Alice Tisdale, 1882-1967
label: Names
content: Holbrook, Florence
label: Names
content: Landis, Mary
label: Names
content: Laurens, Jean-Paul, 1838-1921
label: Names
content: McCullough, Esther Morgan
label: Names
content: Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
label: Names
content: Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
label: Names
content: Wunder, Richard P.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed material transferred in 1978 from the National Collection of Fine Arts, who had acquired it in 1967 along with Harriet Blackstone's paintings from Stell Anderson, Blackstone's friend and a collector of her work. Anderson had received the papers from Blackstone's brother, Edward, in 1939. Upon Anderson's death, additional material was turned over to her niece Pat Rauchenstein, who donated them in 1989. Prior to the donation, the papers were in possession of Esther McCullough, who annotated some items and added research material in preparation for her unpublished manuscript "Harriet Blackstone, 1864-1939."
creator: label: Creator
content: Blackstone, Harriet, 1864-1939
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content: Harriet Blackstone papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Harriet Blackstone (1864-1939) was a painter in New York, New York.  Blackstone was born on November 13th, 1864 in New Hartford, New York.  In 1883, she moved to Illinois where she became a high school elocution teacher.  She did not start her studies to be an artist until 1903 when she enrolled at the Pratt Institute of Art in Brooklyn, New York.  While there her art teacher was William Merritt Chase. Later, Blackstone went to the Academie Julian in Paris, France to gain more experience with Jean Paul Laurens as her instructor.  Blackstone started to gain attention as a renowned artist in 1907 when her painting, Soldat de Crimée, was exhibited in The Salon, Paris.
She moved back to Glencoe, Illinois and focused more on her artwork by painting commissions and joining different art organizations, such as the Chicago Society of Artists and the Arts Club.  Blackstone travelled to different locations, including Taos, New Mexico and Bruges, Belgium, to help inspire her creativity.  In 1920, Blackstone moved back to New York City where she would spend the remainder of her life; she never married or had children.  She died on March 16, 1939 and was survived by her brother and friends.
During her art career, Blackstone often painted portraits of well-known people and over time she developed her own style of work.  Her artwork was displayed in several prominent cities in the United States: Washington, D.C., Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and New York City.  Some of Blackstone's artwork became part of permanent collections, such as Soldat de Crimée, which was acquired by the National Gallery of Art in 1921, now known as the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1870-1984
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.blacharr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 9 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1930-1973 (Box 1, 6; 7 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1883-1984 (Box 1; 0.4 Linear Feet)

Series 3: Writings, 1861-1979 (Boxes 1-2; 1.0 Linear Feet)

Series 4: Personal Business Records, circa 1906-late 1930s (Box 2; 0.2 Linear Feet)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1901-1984 (Boxes 2-3, 6; 0.8 Linear Feet)

Series 6: Scrapbook, circa early 1900s (Boxes 3, 6; 0.2 Linear Feet)

Series 7: Photographs, 1870-early 1900s (Boxes 3-4, 6, BV 7, 8-9; 1.7 Linear Feet)

Series 8: Artwork, 1870-1929 (Boxes 4-5; 0.2 Linear Feet)

Series 9: Artifacts, circa early 1900s-1939 (Box 5, Artifact; 0.4 Linear Feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed in 2015 by intern, Christen P. Brown.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of this collection are available on 35 mm microfilm reels 1617, 1621-1622 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the 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: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter Harriet Blackstone date from 1870-1984 and measure 5.4 linear feet.  The collection provides documentation of Harriet Blackstone's career through scattered biographical material; personal and professional correspondence, including letters from Maria Oakey Dewing, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, Alice Tisdale Hobart, Joseph Cummings Chase, Stell Anderson, Mary Landis, Esther Morgan McCullough, and Booker T. Washington; writings by Blackstone, Esther Morgan McCullough, Richard P. Wunder, and Florence Holbrook; personal business records; clippings, exhbition material, and other printed material; one scrapbook; photographs of Blackstone, family, friends, and notable artists William Merrit Chase, Jean Paul Laurens, and John Singer Sargent; artwork; and four sketchbooks. Also found are a few artifacts found on Blackstone's easel.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also at the Archives of American Art is the Richard Wunder research material on Harriet Blackstone.