Kitty Carlisle Hart

1910-2007
Chair, New York State Council of the Arts

 

Kitty Carlisle Hart was born Katherine Conn on September 3, 1910, in New Orleans. After her father's death, Carlisle Hart and her mother moved the Europe and she studied at Château Mont-Choisi in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Sorbonne and the London School of Economics. She continued her study of acting in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Carlisle Hart was an actress, singer, and activist for the arts. She served 20 years as chair of the New York State Council of the Arts from 1976 to 1996. Carlisle Hart was also a champion for historic preservation.

Kitty Carlisle Hart died in Manhattan on April 17, 2007, at age 96.

Dedication of the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, 1978

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NYSA_13700-82_umatic_1978-10-06

Description
Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor Hugh L. Carey, Lieutenant Governor Mary Anne Krupsak, Happy Rockefeller, and Kitty Carlise Hart gather at the Empire State Plaza in Albany New York on October 6, 1978. Speeches are given and a band plays in front of a crowd.

 

NY Your Egg is Ready, 1978

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NYSA_13700-15_1978-05-26

Description
Promotional video for the opening of The Egg Performing Arts Center in Albany, New York. Includes speeches by the architect Wallace Harrison, Kitty Carlisle Hart from the N.Y.S. Council on the Arts, Mayor of Albany Erastus Corning and Governor Hugh L. Carey. Produced by The New York Network and W.M.H.T. Schenectady.

 

"The Carey Years" interviews - Kitty Carlisle Hart, 1982

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NYSA_13700-83A_umatic_1982-11-bb

Description
Raw footage of interview with Kitty Carlisle Hart for "The Carey Years."

Governor Carey with Danny Thomas and Kitty Carlisle Hart

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NYSA_13703-82_B1_10627_016
Description
Governor Carey with Danny Thomas and Kitty Carlisle Hart at the I Love New York Fall Festival, held to celebrate New York's 200th Birthday. Kitty Carlisle Hart was the chair of the State Council of the Arts. Danny Thomas was a co-host for the party with Hart. October 8, 1977.
Source 
New York State Archives. New York (State). Governor. Public information photographs, 1910-1992. Series 13703-82, Box 1, No. 10627_016.
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Governor Carey with Kitty Carlisle Hart

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NYSA_13703-82_B1_10627_013
Description
Governor Hugh Carey with Kitty Carlisle Hart, Chair of the State Council of the Arts, at the I Love New York Fall Festival, held to celebrate New York's 200th Birthday. October 8, 1977.
Source 
New York State Archives. New York (State). Governor. Public information photographs, 1910-1992. Series 13703-82, Box 1, No. 10627_013.
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Governor Carey, Kitty Carlisle Hart, Mayor Corning, and Joe Raposo

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NYSA_13703-83_B11_012
Description
Governor Hugh L. Carey, Kitty Carlisle Hart, Mayor Erastus Corning II, and composer Joe Raposo in front of the Capitol Building on the Empire State Plaza, at the Harvest Music Festival. The Harvest Music Festival was a full day event with music and farmers' markets at the Empire State Plaza. The Albany Police Department estimated that at least 75,000 people attended. September 19, 1981.
Source 
New York State Archives. New York (State). Governor. Public information photographs, 1910-1992. Series 13703-83, Box 11, No. 012.
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Governor Carey with Kitty Carlisle Hart at "The Carey Years"

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NYSA_13703-83_B12_039
Description
Governor Hugh L. Carey with Kitty Carlisle Hart (Chairman, New York State Council of the Arts) at “The Carey Years,” a farewell tribute to Governor Carey from his staff and other New York State Officials. This event was held at the Empire State Plaza. December 8, 1982.
Source 
New York State Archives. New York (State). Governor. Public information photographs, 1910-1992. Series 13703-83, Box 12, No. 039.
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