Sarah Tyson Hallowell
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| Born |
Mary Fairchild MacMonnies, Mademoiselle Sarah Hallowell, 1886 December 7, 1846 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 19, 1924 (aged 77) Moret-sur-Loing |
| Nationality | American expatriate in France |
| Occupation | American art curator |
| Known for | Introducing Impressionism to the United States, volunteer work during World War I |
Sarah Tyson Hallowell or Sara Tyson Hallowell (1846–1924) was an American art curator in the years between the Civil War and World War I. She curated a number of major exhibitions in Chicago, arranged the loan exhibition of French Art at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and worked with Bertha Palmer (1849–1918) to organize the murals for the women's pavilion for the fair. She then moved to Paris, where she served as agent for the Art Institute of Chicago. During World War I she and her niece Harriet Hallowell (1873–1943) volunteered at a small hospital. She lived in France until her death in 1924.
Sarah Tyson Hallowell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 7, 1846. Her parents were Caleb W. Hallowell and Mary Morris Tyson Hallowell, who were married on June 11, 1840. Caleb Hallowell was a merchant in Philadelphia, who was born in 1815 and died of tuberculosis in 1858. Her mother was born in 1820 and died in 1913 in Moret, France.
Mary and Caleb were both born into the Quaker (Society of Friends) faith, but by the time of their marriage Caleb "had left the meeting". Mary was then "read out of meeting for marrying out of unity," meaning that she was temporarily or permanently disowned by the faith. Their children continued to have the influence of the Friends through their families.
The Hallowells had six children born between 1841 and 1854. Listed chronologically, they are: Francis Perot, Morris Lewis, Lewis Morris, Sara Tyson, Marshall Tyson, and Elizabeth Tyson. Even though the family were Quakers, three of her brothers, Morris, Francis and Lewis, fought in the Civil War for the Union Army. Each of them sustained injuries and/or were sick during the war. During the Civil War, Mary played a leadership role in Tennessee serving Union Army soldiers and with others raised funds for the care of the sick and wounded Union troops for the Sanitary Commission in Philadelphia.
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