Loretta Hines Howard papers
name: label: Creator
content: Howard, Loretta Hines
label: Names
content: Henri, Robert, 1865-1929
label: Names
content: Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949
label: Names
content: Organ, Marjorie, b. 1886
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Collectors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Loretta Howell donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1972-1973, through trustee Eloise Spaeth.
creator: label: Creator
content: Howard, Loretta Hines
setName: label: See more items in
content: Loretta Hines Howard papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and collector Loretta Hines Howard measure 0.2 linear feet, date from circa 1920 to 1941, and primarily concern Robert Henri's portrait of Howard and the friendship between Howard and the Henri family. The papers include an artwork, correspondence, printed material, and Robert Henri's annotated color theory chart.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Loretta Hines Howard (1904-1982) was a painter and art collector from Dayton, Ohio, and New York City, New York. She studied painting under Robert Henri, who later painted Howard's portrait. Howard collected nativity scenes and donated her extensive collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1920-1941
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.howalore
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed after receipt on reels 2006-2007, and was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 2006-2007 at 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.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and collector Loretta Hines Howard measure 0.2 linear feet, date from circa 1920 to 1941, and primarily concern Robert Henri's portrait of Howard and the friendship between Howard and the Henri family. The papers include an artwork, correspondence, printed material, and Robert Henri's annotated color theory chart.