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Erin Kinhart

Erin Kinhart is head of collections processing at the Archives of American Art.

Stories from this author

Bal Noir de Paris, between 1925 and 1970. Palmer C. Hayden papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

Abbott Thayer in his sleeping hut with his dog Hauskuld, circa 1903 / unidentified photographer. Nelson and Henry C. White research material, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Why Abbott Thayer and His Family Slept Outside During a Polar Vortex