Anna Margaretta Archambault
Anna Margaretta Archambault (1856–1956) was an American artist and author. She is best known for her 1924 book A Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania, which remains in print as of 2020.
Also recorded as A. Margaretta Archambault
Anna Margaretta Archambault

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- Name
- Anna Margaretta Archambault
- Born
- 1856
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Died
- 1956
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · writer
- Education
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Académie Julian
- Teachers
- Gabrielle Debillemont-Chardon
- Languages
- English
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Anna Margaretta Archambault (1856–1956) was an American artist and author. She is best known for her 1924 book A Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania, which remains in print as of 2020.
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Anna Margaretta Archambault studied at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Académie Julian. Training under Gabrielle Debillemont-Chardon is recorded. The recorded working language is English. Work by Anna Margaretta Archambault is recorded in the collections of Cincinnati Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Anna Margaretta Archambault, Miss Clementine Dalcour in Mourning SAAM-1945.10.1 1
Anna Margaretta Archambault
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• Name — Anna Margaretta Archambault • Born — 1856 • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Died — 1956 • Place of death — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Illustration — Miss Clementine Dalcour in Mourning, by Anna Margaretta Archambault.
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Born in 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she undertook studies at the Miss Anne Longstreth's School for Girls, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and at the Académie Julian in Paris. Thomas Eakins, Thomas Hovenden and Benjamin Constant were her later professors. Archambault died on June 30, 1956, at Christ Church Hospital in Philadelphia.
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1856
Anna Margaretta Archambault born at Philadelphia.
1956
Anna Margaretta Archambault died at Philadelphia.
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Her miniature portrait paintings are included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Her personal papers are included in the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art and in the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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Formation and teaching. Archambault studied at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Académie Julian. She trained under Gabrielle Debillemont-Chardon. Recorded as having studied at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Académie Julian. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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