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Creator:
Hess family  Search this
Subject:
Hess, Benedict  Search this
Hess, Abraham  Search this
Hess, Albert  Search this
Hess, Elisa  Search this
Hess, William  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
132 Items, (on 1 microfilm reel)
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
86 sketches by Benedict Hess, 17 by Elisa Hess, 4 by William Hess, 1 by Abraham Hess, and a photograph of the Albert Hess Gilding Shop, Fairview, New Jersey. Also included are correspondence and a diary, 1860-1863, of William Hess written while serving in the Civil War; and genealogical material about the family.
Citation:
Hess family papers, 1850-1973. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm roll 669 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the lender, Winifred Hess Manzer, after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Hess family was originally from Germany and Paris. Benedict Hess was the first to come to the U.S., and was a landscape and portrait painter. His wife, Elisa, was a voice teacher and painted still lifes. Their children also painted a little. The family ran a small art school.
Language Note:
William Hess' correspondence and diaries are in French.
Provenance:
The lender, Winifred Hess Manzer, is the daughter of Albert Hess.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7753
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209918
AAA_collcode_hesshess
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209918