Collection Information
Size: 0.2 Linear feet
Summary: 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.
Biographical/Historical Note
Hortense Tanenbaum Ferne (18851976) was a painter, etcher, and lithographer in New York City and Philadelphia.
Provenance
The collection was donated in 1971 by Hortense Ferne.
Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming on reels 50-51. Loaned materials were returned to the donor and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Some originals were retained by Hortense Ferne after microfilming.
Funding Note
Processing of this collection received federal support from the Collections Care Initiative Fund, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative and the National Collections Program