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New Harmony (Ind.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Founded by German Pietist religious leader, George Rapp in 1814; sold to Robert Owen in 1825, and established as a Utopian communistic colony; internal discord resulted in breakup of colony in 1828; noted for nearby Angel Mounds, an ancient site. (Information from Art and Architecture Thesaurus.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Collection of Virginia Poullard Dupalais Twigg, Lucy Way Sistare Say, and Charles Alexandre Lesueur Works of Art

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 130
Scope and Contents The Collection of Virginia Poullard Dupalais Twigg, Lucy Way Sistare Say, and Charles Alexandre Lesueur Works of Art (circa 1800-1846; 43 items) contains twenty-six pencil, pastel, charcoal and watercolor sketches on paper by Charles Lesueur and seventeen pencil and watercolor sketches attributed to Virginia Dupalais Twigg, Lesueur's niece and pupil who lived with him in New Harmony, or Lucy Sistare Say, a fellow artist teaching at New Harmony. Many of the sketches document life in New Harmony,...
Dates: 1800 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1826 - 1837