Harriet Sartain

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This article is about the Philadelphia-based artist and art school dean born 1873. For the doctor, her aunt, see Harriet Judd Sartain.
Harriet Sartain
Born(1873-12-26)December 26, 1873
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 4, 1957(1957-03-04) (aged 83)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Artist, arts educator, college administrator
RelativesHarriet Judd Sartain (aunt); Emily Sartain (aunt), William Sartain (uncle), John Sartain (grandfather)

Harriet Sartain (December 26, 1873 – March 4, 1957[1]) was an American artist, arts educator and college administrator. She was dean of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, which became part of the Moore College of Art and Design in 1932.

Early life and education[edit]

Harriet Sartain was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of Henry Sartain and Anna Maria Toby Sartain.[2] Her mother was born in England. Her father was a printer and engraver, as was her grandfather, John Sartain, and her uncle William Sartain.[3][4][5] Another uncle, Samuel Sartain, was married to Harriet Judd Sartain (1830–1923), an early woman physician in Philadelphia.[6][7] She trained as an artist at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women,[8] with further studies at Teachers College, Columbia University.[9]

Career[edit]

Sartain painted landscapes and watercolors,[10] and exhibited her works in Philadelphia, New York, and elsewhere, including at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, and at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904.[2]

Sartain taught art from her own studio, and was director of the art studio at Swarthmore College beginning in 1902.[2][11] She was a founding member of the Plastic Club,[12] and president of the club from 1913 to 1916.[13][14] During World War I, she was first dean of the Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy.[15][16][17] She succeeded her aunt Emily Sartain to become dean of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women in 1920.[8][18][19] When that school merged with the Moore Institute in 1932, she was dean of the joint institution until her retirement in 1946.[9][10][20]

In 1941, the Philadelphia Art Alliance recognized Sartain with a distinguished service medal designed by John R. Sinnock.[15][21] She was an active member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, the Art Teachers Association of Philadelphia, the Eastern Art Association, the Women's National Farm and Garden Association, and many other clubs and organizations.[9]

Publications[edit]

  • "Light and Shade in Photography" (1901)[22]
  • "Definite Training in the Appreciation of Beauty and its Function in Human Happiness" (1926)[23]

Death and legacy[edit]

Sartain died in 1957, at a hospital in Philadelphia, at the age of 83.[9] Moore College of Art and Design offers a Harriet Sartain Fellowship to fund student travel.[24] Moore College also has a dormitory named Sartain Hall, in honor of the Sartain family, including Harriet and Emily Sartain.[25] Her papers are part of the Sartain Family Papers collections at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania[4] and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Obituary for Harriet Sartain". The Morning News. March 7, 1957. p. 4. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c Logan, Mrs John A. (1912). The Part Taken by Women in American History. Perry-Nalle Publishing Company. p. 757.
  3. ^ a b Sartain Family Papers, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
  4. ^ a b "Sartain Family Papers 1650". Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "The Artists of Philadelphia; A Family of Engravers; The Sartains Who are Famous". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 2, 1900. p. 32. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Blankenburg, Lucretia L. and Sartain, Paul J.. "Harriet Judd Sartain (1830–1923)". Notable Women of Pennsylvania, edited by Gertrude Bosler Biddle and Sarah Dickinson Lowrie, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016, pp. 171-172.
  7. ^ "Dr. Harriet Sartain Dies at Age of 93; was one of Pioneer Women Physicians of Country". The Morning Call. February 9, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b Hoffman, Sharon G.; Mott, Amanda M. (2008). Moore College of Art & Design. Arcadia Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7385-5659-8.
  9. ^ a b c d "Harriet Sartain, Artist, Teacher; Ex-Dean of Moore Institute in Philadelphia Dies--Once Aided Swarthmore Unit". The New York Times. March 6, 1957. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Martinez, Katharine (2000). Philadelphia's Cultural Landscape: The Sartain Family Legacy. Temple University Press. pp. 170–171, 178–179. ISBN 978-1-56639-791-9.
  11. ^ Swarthmore College (1900). Annual Catalogue of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa. Lippincott. pp. 13, 72.
  12. ^ "Plastic Club Fete". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 31, 1952. p. 26. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Historical Board Presidents". The Plastic Club. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  14. ^ "Miss Sartain Raps Cubists, et al., at Plastic Meeting". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 30, 1913. p. 56. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ a b "Harriet Sartain, Noted Artist, Dies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 6, 1957. p. 17. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Miss Sartin Resigns". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 18, 1920. p. 46. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Graduates of Therapy Schools are In Demand". The Journal and Tribune. September 14, 1919. p. 26. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Prieto, Laura R. (2001). At Home in the Studio: The Professionalization of Women Artists in America. Harvard University Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-674-00486-3.
  19. ^ "400 Enter Art School". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1925. p. 21. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Walls, Nina de Angeli (1994). "Educating Women for Art and Commerce: The Philadelphia School of Design, 1848-1932". History of Education Quarterly. 34 (3): 329–355. doi:10.2307/369956. ISSN 0018-2680. JSTOR 369956. S2CID 248819736.
  21. ^ "Art Plaque Given to Harriet Sartain". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 28, 1941. p. 29. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Sartain, Harriet (June 1901). "Light and Shade in Photography". Wilson's Photographic Magazine. 38: 200–203.
  23. ^ Sartain, Harriet (February 1926). "Definite Training in the Appreciation of Beauty and its Function in Human Happiness". Proceedings of the Regular Meeting of the National Association of Deans of Women. 13: 164–168.
  24. ^ "Fellowship Opportunities". Moore College. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  25. ^ "Sartain Hall Has a New Fireplace". Moore College. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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