[Portrait of Mary Van den Berge Hill, seated, partial profile]
| Description: | Formal portrait of Mary Van den Berge Hill, seated with arms on back of chair and head in partial profile. She is wearing a dark dress with elaborate beading on sleeves and her hair is in a braid wrapped around her head. Note on back of photo reads, "Mrs. George A. Hill, Jr./Director of Region VIII/Houston, Texas . . . Association of Junior League of America, Inc/Waldorf Astoria Hotel/New York City" |
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| Creator: | Unknown |
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| Creation Date: | 1932 |
| Partner(s): |
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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| Collection(s): |
Robert Joy Collection
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| Creator: |
Unknown
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| Original Creation Date: | 1932 | |
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| Description: | Formal portrait of Mary Van den Berge Hill, seated with arms on back of chair and head in partial profile. She is wearing a dark dress with elaborate beading on sleeves and her hair is in a braid wrapped around her head. Note on back of photo reads, "Mrs. George A. Hill, Jr./Director of Region VIII/Houston, Texas . . . Association of Junior League of America, Inc/Waldorf Astoria Hotel/New York City" |
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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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| Physical Description: |
original print, black and white (7 1/4"x10") |
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| Language: | No Language | |
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| Keyword(s): | Hill, Mary Van den Berge | |
| Partner: |
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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| Collection: |
Robert Joy Collection
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| Resource Type: | Photograph | |
| Format: | Image | |
| Rights: |
Access:
public
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