Collection Information
Size: 6.1 Linear feet
Summary: The Henry Hudson and Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson papers measure 6.1 linear feet and date from 1845-1985, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1880s to the 1940s. The papers document the careers of sculptors Henry and Theo Kitson through scattered biographical material, family and some professional correspondence, scattered writings, personal business records including comission contracts, artwork consisting primarily of preliminary sketches, a dismantled scrapbook and printed material documenting the major accomplishments of both artists, and photographs and glass plate negatives of the Kitsons, family members, their homes and studios, and their artwork.
Biographical/Historical Note
Boston, Massachusetts sculptors Henry Hudson Kitson (1863?-1947) and Theo(dora) Alice Ruggles Kitson (1876-1932) were known for their monumental and portrait sculptures from the late 1800s through the 1940s, and contributed multiple sculptures and statues to Civil War national military parks and other commemorative sites throughout the United States.
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Provenance
The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art by Dorothy P. Cavanagh, sister of the Kitsons' daughter-in-law Helen (wife of John Kitson), who was writing a biography on the Kitsons up until her death in 1986. Some unmicrofilmed material was donated by Cavanagh in 1973 and 1976. Cavanagh loaned additional papers for microfilming in June 28, 1982 and September 12, 1986. This material was donated upon her death by her nephew and executor, Paul Bennet.
Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds the Dorothy Cavanagh research material on Henry Hudson Kitson, 1888-1983. Additional Kitson letters also located at the New York Historical Society.
Language Note
English .
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