Lorenzo Hatch, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1856
Date of Death: 03-Feb-1914
Profession: artist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Lorenzo Hatch
- Lorenzo James Hatch (July 16, 1856 - February 3, 1914) was an American artist best known for his work as a portrait engraver in Washington, D.C.
- and New York.
- He worked for the United States Bureau of Printing and Engraving, private bank note printers, and in China, assisting the government with establishing a government bureau of printing and engraving.
- His portrait of Ulysses S.
- Grant circulated from 1886-1891 on the $5.00 silver certificate, and his engraving of Abraham Lincoln continues to appear on today's $5 bill.
- Hatch was born in Hartford, New York and raised in Dorset, Vermont.
- He studied at the Washington Art Students' Club and with Robert Henri.
- Early in his career, he found his talent for engraving intricate portraits in metals.
- In 1874, the head of the United States Bureau of Printing and Engraving admired Hatch's portrait of George Washington on copper and hired him.
- During his time in Washington, D.C., Hatch spent his nights studying drawing and watercolor painting.
- However, his talent to engrave vignettes of presidents and other famous figures proved more impressive.
- In 1888, Hatch moved to Chicago to work for a private bank note company.
- There, he met Grace Harrison of California.
- They were married and had one son, Harrison in 1902.
- After taking a job in New York City with another bank note company, Hatch solidified his reputation in the field. Around 1908, the Chinese government invited Hatch to establish a Bureau of Printing and Engraving modeled after that of the United States.
- He accepted a six-year contract to oversee the building of the bureau and train the Chinese to run the office.
- With his wife, their son, and sister-in-law Effie Harrision, Lorenzo moved to Peking.
- During his time in China, Lorenzo Hatch succeeded in building the foundations for a modern printing bureau.
- However, the Xinhai Revolution in China between 1911-1912 hindered completion.
- He described his experiences, perceptions, and insecurities of being in China to his family and friends through letters.
- Before his contract ended, Hatch died on February 3, 1914.
- His body was returned to Dorset, Vermont and is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery across from his boyhood home.
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