Brock Churchill Hazard

8 FIG. 7 Arthur Merton Hazard (1872–1930) The Letter, 1903 Oil on canvas 30 x 25 inches Signed and dated lower right: A.M. Hazard/’03 Clements/Howcroft Photography sphere of domesticity, one in which books, letter writing, collecting and art play a central role. Similarly, the Taylors’ appreciation of leisure time spent at their farm in New Hampshire, and later in Julian, California, is represented in their landscape paintings. This collection was an important part of the Taylors’ lives and formed an indelible impression on Cathryn Ludeman, her children and grandchildren and their families. It represents a rich period in American art and in Boston’s art history. ■