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Hortense Douglas, 1910

Black and white photograph of a child in winterwear posing on a snow trodden path.

Miss Edgar’s and Miss Cramp’s School Archives

Hortense Douglas at age nine, while attending Miss Edgar’s and Miss Cramp’s School for Girls. There, she would have received a broad yet carefully tailored education that included training in the fine arts. The school counted several distinguished art teachers among its staff, including Lois Winslow-Spragg, Fannie Ogden, and Elaine Gnaedinger.