Talk:Harriet Hallowell

Original research / unable to find sources

I am unable to find sources for the following information, which may have been part of the reason why the article was tagged for WP:Original research:

• Her father, Lewis Morris Hallowell, was a Civil War veteran.
• Her father's family were distinguished Quakers from Philadelphia and Baltimore, with deep roots in Pennsylvania. Her mother's family was Swedenborgian, Boston Society of New Jerusulem.
• The children lost their mother in 1879. Harriet was raised by her paternal grandmother, Mary Morris Tyson Hallowell, while George was raised by his maternal grandparents George and Harriet Hawley.
• Through her aunt, she was able to meet the leading French and American painters and experience the salon lifestyle of the Parisian elite. Morseburg sites the location as 9 Avenue du Trocadero.
• She was a member of the Paris branch of the American Artists Professional League, which was mentioned in its minutes from the 1920s and 1930s.
• Her work was also included in the annual Paris Salon.
• Few works seem to have surfaced thus far. She is known to have painted landscapes near her French home. Source: Essay by Jeffrey Morseburg, The Indefatigable Miss Hallowell. unable to find
• Her heirs could not afford to bring her extensive art collection back to the United States which required matching their value and they became property of the French state.

Are there Reliable sources for this information?--CaroleHenson (talk) 10:52, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Tombstone in Moret-sur-Loing

On the tombstone her given name (Hariett) and birth (1875) differs. The grave is next to the grave of her aunt.

--Cantece (talk) 06:39, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

I am not seeing that in the image you provided. Am I supposed to be able to see that?

In any event, Cantece, I will look for sources for that information and either change it directly or add a note. Please bear in mind that sometimes the tombstones have information that is wrong, for any number of reasons. But, I do get your point and I will work on it.–CaroleHenson (talk) 16:41, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Oh, once I looked at it zoomed in, I could barely see the info. It does look like two Ts in Harriet. I don't know that I am seeing a 5 versus a 3. Any way, like I said, I will look into it. We are supposed to use the most common use of the name. I will see what I can find with one and two Ts.–CaroleHenson (talk) 16:45, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

She is so uniformly referred to as "Harriet" in family records, books, her passport, etc. that it is the way she spelled her name. I didn't find any of the sources in the article spelled her name with two Ts. It seems like the second T, which looks to be there but isn't clear, is a typo.–CaroleHenson (talk) 17:10, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Her birth records / vital records show she was born in 1873, as well as her passport and travel (ship) records. There is no official record that I could find with her being born in 1875. If 1875 is on the tombstone, it is a mistake.–CaroleHenson (talk) 17:17, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

--Cantece (talk) Thank you for your control of the information. I suppose the (french) tombstonemaker had an mistake. I'm quite sure what I read in real on the stone (photo is bad).Cantece (talk) 13:03, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

My pleasure, Cantece. It's not as unusual re: tombstones as you might think. Plus, I have a couple family members who don't spell my name correctly, so if a tombstone was ordered for me, there's a 50/50 chance it would be wrong.–CaroleHenson (talk) 22:23, 28 April 2020 (UTC)