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James L. Claghorn portrait, 1876
Portrait of James Lawrence Claghorn (1817-1884) from the first of two photograph albums of important Philadelphians created by W. Curtis Taylor and Company for the Centennial Exhibition. Claghorn was a banker and an art collector, patron, an officer of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and t...
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| Collection: | Herbert Welsh Collection (#0702) |
| Date: | 1876 |
| Dimensions: | 30 x 36 cm |
| Location: | 914 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA |
| Box Number: | Box 114 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13769 |
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Portrait of James Lawrence Claghorn (1817-1884) from the first of two photograph albums of important Philadelphians created by W. Curtis Taylor and Company for the Centennial Exhibition. Claghorn was a banker and an art collector, patron, an officer of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. Known for his print collection, he began by collecting paintings by American artists. In 1877, he sold his painting collection in order to devote his efforts to his print collection. His private gallery in Philadelphia was open to visitors, and selections from the Claghorn Collection were exhibited in other cities. After his death, his print collection was purchased by Thomas Harrison Garrett, and thereafter was known as the Garrett Collection. After being on long-term loan to the Library of Congress between 1904 and 1930, the collection is now owned by the Baltimore Museum of Art. This digital record contains one image that depicts one portrait from box 114 (labeled as: "Representative Men of Phila. 1876"). |
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