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Harrison, Joseph, 1810-1874

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role Collector Patron
dates 1810-1874
city Philadelphia
statePA
other citiesSt. Petersburg, Russia; London, United Kingdom; Paris, France;
sex M
historical notes Joseph Harrison was an art collector, served on the board of Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art, self-taught engineer and partner of Garrett, Eastwick and Co., Pennsylvania manufacturers of locomotive engines.

Harrison lent work to The Universal Exhibition held in Paris, 1867.

Some of the artwork in Harrison's collection were by Gilbert Stuart, Benjamin West, and James McNeill Whistler in his collection.

See Frederick Baekeland, "Collectors of American Painting, 1813 to 1913," American Art Review, Nov-Dec 1976.

For further biographical information related to Harrison's collecting see The Walpole Society note book, 1971 [http://arcade.nyarc.org:80/record=b509924~S6]



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Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust Street
Joseph Harrison Letterbooks, 1844-1865 see details...
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust Street
Joseph Harrison Daybook, 1859. see details...
Online Edition of Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler
University of Glasgow
Correspondence associated with: Joseph Harrison, 1810-1874. see details...
Newberry Library
Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections
60 West Walton Street
Letter : Albury, Surrey, Eng., to Daniel Webster, [Washington, D.C.], 1851 Dec. 19.
see details...
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Archives
Papers of Joseph Harrison, Jr. see details...

see also:
Harrison, Sarah, 1817-1906