Chris Ritter papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ritter, Chris
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Maine -- Ogunquit
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Ritter, 1974 and 1979.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ritter, Chris
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; Ogunquit, Maine and New York, N.Y. Born 1906 (per U.S. Army discharge papers and family birthdate also cited as 1908). Died 1976.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1907-1972
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rittchri
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Business and personal correspondence including letters from Ritter to his first wife, Frances Pratt, and to his second wife, Jane Ritter, written from Europe; biographical information; exhibition catalogs and clippings; schedules of art courses taught by Ritter; diaries, 1937-1953; essays, talks and writings; an address book; a high school yearbook; 5 sketches; and photographs of Ritter, his work and his family.