Charles Henry Hart autograph collection, 1731-1918

"The History of Art in America as Told in a Remarkable Collection of Autograph Letters and Documents of Celebrated American Artists of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Century" is a collection of signatures of 18th, 19th, and 20th Century American artists on letters, receipts, an indenture, and exhibition announcements. Also found are twenty-six prints, most of which are portraits of artists.

The documents are arranged in rough alphabetical order and reflect Charles Henry Hart's original order.

There is a .01 linear foot (6 items) unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that includes a letter from Winslow Homer to Mr. Clarke, November 28, 1892; typed and annotated lists of autographs of artists in the collections of Charles Henry Hart; handwritten note about English painter and engraver John Keyse Sherwin, undated; handwritten note regarding Gennearino Persico, miniature artist, July 18, 1826.