We Are All Here, A Family Song

Item — Object: 1

Identifier: A0018

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

We Are All Here, A Family Song is a single item collection. The song book was arranged as a souvenir for a family gathering on April 25, 1844, and affectionately dedicated to Anna and Isabella, the artist's daughters. The object consists of pen and ink on three sheets of woven paper bound in paper. The object appraisal and acquisition documents are also included.

Dates

1884-04-25

Creator

Mygatt, Frederick Thomas, (1811-1853) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Access to sensitive materials may be restricted at the discretion of the American Folk Art Museum.

Conditions Governing Use

We Are All Here, A Family Song is owned by the American Folk Art Museum. The object is subject to all copyright laws, and is dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship.

Biographical Note

Frederick Thomas Mygatt (1811-1853) was the artist of the song book, which is considered to be part of the New England fraktur tradition. Philip M. Isaacson donated the song book in 1980 upon its inclusion in an exhibition that he curated titled Records of Passage (Feb. 12-May 10, 1981). The acquisition was noted in the Fall 1981 issue of The Clarion, and the exhibition essay and checklist were published in the Winter 1981 issue. A lawyer in Lewiston, Maine, Isaacson also had an arts column in the Portland Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for nearly fifty years, beginning in 1964.