Hortense Ferne papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ferne, Hortense T., 1885-1976
label: Names
content: Tanenbaum, Moses
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Etchers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Lithographers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women printmakers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1971 by Hortense Ferne.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ferne, Hortense T., 1885-1976
setName: label: See more items in
content: Hortense Ferne papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and printmaker Hortense Ferne date from 1840 to 1965 and measure 0.2 linear feet. This small collection consists of letters to Hortense Ferne, her collection of autographs of artists, and exhibition catalogs. Also found are letters to art collector Moses Tanenbaum, Ferne's father.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Hortense Tanenbaum Ferne (1885–1976) was a painter, etcher, and lithographer in New York City and Philadelphia. 

Ferne was the daughter of Moses Tanenbaum, an art collector. She married Herman Fernberger in 1906 and in 1940 changed her name legally to Ferne. Her works are included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 2 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1840-1965
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fernhort
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 2 series.

Series 1: Hortense Ferne Papers, 1840-1965 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 2: Hortense Ferne Papers, Microfilm, 1840-1965 (2 microfilm reels)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection received a preliminary level of arrangement and was partially microfilmed on reels 50-51, and 97. Portions of the collection were returned to Hortense Ferne after filming. The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2021. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection have been microfilmed on reels 50-51 and 97. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Some originals were returned by Hortense Ferne after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and printmaker Hortense Ferne date from 1840 to 1965 and measure 0.2 linear feet. This small collection consists of letters to Hortense Ferne, her collection of autographs of artists, and exhibition catalogs. Also found are letters to art collector Moses Tanenbaum, Ferne's father.