Letter from A.M. Correnz to Daniel Huntington
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One 1844 letter from A.M. Correnz in New York City to Daniel Huntington in Paris, France, informing Huntington that his paintings had arrived in Brooklyn and had been inspected at the home of Huntington's mother-in-law, Mrs. Richards.
Biographical note
Daniel Huntington (1816-1906) was an American portrait and landscape painter who studied with Samuel F.B. Morse, President of the National Academy of Design in New York City. Huntington was a member of the National Academy from 1839 until his death, and served as President of the Academy at various periods. He was also Vice-President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 33 years. In 1842 he married Harriet S. Richards, with whom he lived in Brooklyn for a period after 1847.
Sources:
- Henderson, John J., and Roger E. Belson. "Daniel Huntington (1816-1906)." Accessed May 25, 2011. http://whitemountainart.com/biographies/bio_dh.htm
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One letter, dated 1844, from A.M. Correnz in New York City to Daniel Huntington in Paris, France, informing Huntington that his paintings had arrived in Brooklyn and had been inspected at the home of Huntington's mother-in-law, Mrs. Richards.
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Identification of item, date (if known); Letter from A.M. Correnz to Daniel Huntington, 1977.064, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from the Symmachus Trading Company of Boston, 1939.
