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THE FINE ART OF SARAH CHOATE SEARS.(nineteenth and twentieth century photographer and painter)

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| September 01, 2001 | HIRSHLER, ERICA E. | COPYRIGHT 2001 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

When asked to provide biographical information for an exhibition of her photographs in 1900, Sarah Choate Sears (Pl. 1) of Boston wrote simply, "I am interested in artistic things." [1] Sears was too humble about her talents. She became an award-winning painter in watercolor and pastel, an important pictorialist photographer, a supporter of aspiring artists, and a remarkable collector of contemporary art. She was also part of a significant community of gifted women artists that emerged in Boston at the end of the nineteenth century.

Sarah Choate grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of a distinguished lawyer, Charles Francis Choate (1828-1911), and ...

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