[Childhood Portrait of Mary Van den Berge Hill]

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Formal childhood portrait of Mary Van den Berge Hill wearing white dress and resting elbows on white wicker chair.

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original print, black and white (4 1/4 x 6.5"); spots on surface

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Court Studio of Victoria, Texas 1905~.

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Formal childhood portrait of Mary Van den Berge Hill wearing white dress and resting elbows on white wicker chair.

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original print, black and white (4 1/4 x 6.5"); spots on surface

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Mary Van den Berge Hill was a third generation Texan married to oilman, attorney, and author, George Alfred Hill, Jr. Born in Victoria, Texas, Mary Hill graduated from Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her civic activities included membership in the Junior League of Houston and in the Roadside Council of the Texas Highway Commission. She was also active in the Garden Club of Houston, serving a term as its president.

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Robert Joy Collection

Considered Houston's premier portraitist, Robert Joy painted more than 350 portraits over a career that spanned more than 40 years. His subjects included lawyers, politicians, and the social elite.

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  • 1905~

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  • Oct. 6, 2006, 9:20 a.m.

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  • June 19, 2020, 5:53 p.m.

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Court Studio of Victoria, Texas. [Childhood Portrait of Mary Van den Berge Hill], photograph, 1905~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth18662/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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