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A fact from Mattie Edwards Hewitt appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 May 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Mattie Edwards Hewitt was described as "one of the best known and most lyrical garden photographers of her day"?
I would like to ask one question to whoever has access to the books listed as sources for this article. Is Hewitt's birth year directly confirmed (stated explicitly) to be 1870? The New York Times only states that she was born circa 1870. The Library of Congress lists her year of birth as 1869 here. Hewitt's Library of Congress Control Number (via {{authority control}}) cites the 1900 US Census in saying that she was born in October 1869. Shall we go with the more specific date of birth or leave the lead as it is?
Off the top of my head this is the third time I have asked a question of this nature, see Talk:May Owen and Talk:Dorothy M. Healy, as well as my own talk page for further discussions on authority control and dates of birth, if needed. Vycl1994 (talk) 05:13, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Vycl1994 I would prefer to change it to 1869 as per the Library of Congress reference if everyone agrees. Thanks.Nvvchar. 12:15, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Agree, L of C citing US Census is pretty definitive. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:34, 21 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Mattie Edwards Hewitt (1869–1956) was an American photographer of architecture, landscape, and design. In 1901, she met Frances Benjamin Johnston, already an established photographer, and started a correspondence with her; she moved to New York to work and live with Johnston in 1909. They established a firm called the Johnston–Hewitt Studio in New York City, with Johnston working as the photographer while Hewitt was the darkroom assistant. Their partnership broke up in 1917, after which Hewitt set up a commercial photography studio of her own, taking pictures for designers and architects, and recording interior and exterior views of homes, commercial premises, and gardens, primarily on the East Coast. This photograph of Hewitt was taken by Johnston.
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