John Gellatly letters received from artists
name: label: Creator
content: Gellatly, John, 1853-1931
label: Names
content: Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938
label: Names
content: Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924
label: Names
content: Ryder, Albert Pinkham, 1847-1917
label: Names
content: Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921
label: Names
content: Thayer, Emma B., 1850-1924
label: Names
content: Wiles, Irving Ramsay, 1861-1948
label: Names
content: Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944
topic: label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was initially bought by art historian Thomas Brumbaugh of Vanderbilt University from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs of Madison Avenue, and subsequently acquired in 1978 by the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Shortly thereafter, the letters were transferred to the Archives of American Art.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gellatly, John, 1853-1931
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content: John Gellatly letters received from artists
abstract: label: Summary
content: The John Gellatly letters received from artists measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1887 to 1931. Found within the collection are 120 letters to Gellatly from Emma and Abbott H. Thayer, Frederick S. Church, Irving Wiles, Albert Pinkham Ryder, C. E. S. Wood, and George Grey Barnard. Some of the letters contain sketches, particularly those from Church. Topics include the price and progress of artworks, requests for commissions, mutual friendships, and daily events. There are also two copies of the poem "The Flying Dutchman" by Albert P. Ryder.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art collector John Gellatly (1853-1931) lived in New York City, N.Y. and established a real estate and insurance business in 1885. An art enthusiast, Gellatly furthered his interests by enrolling in classes. There, he would meet his future wife, the heiress Edith Rogers, whom he married in 1886. Together, they began collecting decorative art objects and contemporary paintings, including works by Albert P. Ryder, Abbott Thayer, and Childe Hassam. After Edith's death in 1917, Gellatly continued to collect art and eventually gifted the 1,640 objects and paintings in his collection to the Smithsonian in 1929. He died of complications from pneumonia in 1931.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1887-1931
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gelljohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketches
label: Type
content: Illustrated letters
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 1 series.

Series 1: John Gellatly Letters Received from Artists, 1887-1931 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Materials received a preliminary level of arrangement after donation and the collection was microfilmed onto reel 2041. The collection was prepared for digitization and described by Judy Ng in 2016, with funding provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection was digitized in its entirety in 2016 and is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
label: Genre/Form
content: Illustrated letters
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: List of letters available at Archives of American Art offices.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The John Gellatly letters received from artists measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1887 to 1931. Found within the collection are 120 letters to Gellatly from Emma and Abbott H. Thayer, Frederick S. Church, Irving Wiles, Albert Pinkham Ryder, C. E. S. Wood, and George Grey Barnard. Some of the letters contain sketches, particularly those from Church. Topics include the price and progress of artworks, requests for commissions, mutual friendships, and daily events. There are also two copies of the poem "The Flying Dutchman" by Albert P. Ryder.