23 photographs from an album of photographs taken on the Isles of Shoales, New Hampshire, compiled and captioned by an unidentified woman pictured in the album. Included are Childe Hassam painting, Mrs. Hassam, Celia Thaxter's house and garden, and J. Appleton Brown and his studio.
Biographical / Historical:
The Isles of Shoals are a summer resort area off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, popular as a summer haven for artists and writers in the mid-late 1800s. Celia Thaxter, a painter, poet and writer of children's books had a cottage there and Childe Hassam made numerous paintings of her and her garden.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming by John Hutchinson, 1991, who purchased the album at a Portsmouth, N.H. flea market in 1980s. Hutchinson subsequently donated the album to the Boston Public Library.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Topic:
Painting -- New Hampshire -- Isles of Shoales -- Photographs Search this
Artist colonies -- New Hampshire -- Isles of Shoales -- Photographs Search this
