Peterpaul Ott papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ott, Peterpaul, 1895-1992
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Ill.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Illinois
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was loaned to the Archives of American Art for microfilming in 1965 and the papers were returned to Peterpaul Ott after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ott, Peterpaul, 1895-1992
setName: label: See more items in
content: Peterpaul Ott papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor Peterpaul Ott date from 1930 to 1965. The bulk of the material relates to the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration of Illinois, the Illinois Sculpture Project, and the Chicago Federal Art Project. Found are photographs of works of art and of Ott, clippings, exhibition announcements, and catalogs. Also found are photographs of works of art by others.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Peterpaul Ott (1895-1992) was a sculptor in Chicago, Illinois and Southern California. He served as Supervisor of Sculpture for the Chicago Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-1965
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ottpetep
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel LA09 and was returned to Peterpaul Ott after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel LA09. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Peterpaul Ott, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor Peterpaul Ott date from 1930 to 1965. The bulk of the material relates to the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration of Illinois, the Illinois Sculpture Project, and the Chicago Federal Art Project. Found are photographs of works of art and of Ott, clippings, exhibition announcements, and catalogs. Also found are photographs of works of art by others.