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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Clara Huntington correspondence
Creator:
Huntington, Clara, 1878-1965
Identifier/Call Number: mssHuntingtonc
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
(1 envelope)
Date (inclusive): 1928-1935
Abstract: Correspondence between Clara Huntington, Henry Huntington's oldest daughter, and George D. Hapgood, Henry Huntington's personal
secretary, regarding her life as a struggling artist.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Clara Huntington correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown, transferred from Huntington Institutional Archives, May 2019.
Clara Huntington was born in Oneonta, New York on February 2, 1878. Huntington was the daughter of Henry E. Huntington and
Mary Alice Prentiss. After Clara's divorce from Gilbert Perkins in 1915, she decided to pursue a career in art. Her studies
began in San Francisco, California in the 1890s. In the 1920s and 1930s, she studied sculpture at the San Francisco Art Institute,
under Leo Lentelli in New York, and under Italy's official state sculptor Arturo Dazzi. She was a member of the National Association
of Women Painters and Sculptors and San Francisco Society of Women Artists. Her works include a bust of Henry E. Huntington,
a statue of St. Francis, and a bas-relief entitled The Three Graces at Marlborough School in Los Angeles, California. George
D. Hapgood was Henry E. Huntington's private secretary.
The Clara Huntington correspondence is primarily between Huntington and George D. Hapgood dating from 1928 to 1935. In these
letters, Huntington describes the financial difficulties of being a struggling artist. She asks for Hapgood's assistance with
selling her belongings such as pearls, lace, linens, and a mink coat to finance her career. Included is an undated photograph
of Youth, a marble high relief sculpture.
Processed by Gina C Giang in July 2019. In September 2023, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
Arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Artists -- United States
Women sculptors -- United States
Letters (correspondence)
Hapgood, George D.