George Ault papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ault, George, 1891-1948
label: Photographer
content: Ryder, J. F. (James Fitzallen), 1826-1904
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Louise Ault. Material on reel 3935 was donated by Syracuse University, George Arents Research Library, who received it from Louise Ault.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ault, George, 1891-1948
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; New York City. Reputation established 1920s.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Linear Feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1892-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.aultgeor
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels D247, 1927, and 3935 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; sketchbooks; photographs; record book; printed material and glass negatives.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL D247: Biographical information; correspondence undated and 1944; critical reviews from magazines; obituary notices; exhibition catalogs, 1908-1963; two sketchbooks, 1906-1908; and photographs of Ault, his family and paintings, including 2 by J.F. Ryder of Ault at one year, and of a Cleveland Art Association exhibition, 1895. Also included are correspondence of Louise (Mrs. George) Ault, 1937-1965, mainly dealing with her efforts to exhibit and sell her husband's work after his death, and her writings on George Ault.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1927: A 48-page record book of sales and gifts of Ault's work, 1913-1980; a biographical sketch; and four letters, 1947-1948, from Ault to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lawrence about their purchase of his painting, "Bright Lights." Also included are Louise Ault's correspondence concerning donations of her husband's works, 1969-1977; her correspondence with the Whitney Museum, 1977, regarding its exhibition "George Ault: Nocturnes," and a catalog from the exhibition.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3935: Biographical account; a list of works in public collections; typescripts of newspaper reviews; clippings, exhibition catalogs; and 60 photographs (59 with negatives) of works of art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: 15 glass negatives of Ault's work have not been microfilmed.