Charles Henry Hart
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Charles Henry Hart was an American
author, born in Philadelphia.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1868 and graduated at the University of Pennsylvania
the next spring. He practiced law until 1894, after which he gave his attention to literature and art. From 1882 to 1902 he was director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
and in 1893 was chairman of the committee on retrospective American art at the World's Columbian Exposition
. His numerous publications include:
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author, born in Philadelphia.
He was admitted to the bar
Bar association
A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...
in 1868 and graduated at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
the next spring. He practiced law until 1894, after which he gave his attention to literature and art. From 1882 to 1902 he was director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art museum and school in the United States. The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th and 20th century American paintings,...
and in 1893 was chairman of the committee on retrospective American art at the World's Columbian Exposition
World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Chicago bested New York City; Washington, D.C.; and St...
. His numerous publications include:
- Bibliographia Lincolniana, reprinted under the title Biographical Sketch of Abraham Lincoln (1870)
- Abraham Lincoln's Place in History (1900)
- Edward Savage, Painter and Engraver (1905)
- Who Was the Mother of Franklin's Son? (1911)
- Memoirs of the Life and Works of Jean HoudonJean-Antoine HoudonJean-Antoine Houdon was a French neoclassical sculptor. Houdon is famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures of the Enlightenment...
(1912), in collaboration with E. Biddle