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Was the Thir Tudor Place Manuscript Collection Paul Wayland Bartlett Papers MS-19 Introduction Paul Wayland Bartlett (1865-1925) was the third husband of Suzanne (Earle) Ogden-Jones Emmons Bartlett (1862-1954), the mother of Caroline (Ogden-Jones) Peter (1894-1965), wife of Armistead Peter 3rd (1896-1983) of Tudor Place. Suzanne (Earle) Ogden-Jones Emmons Bartlett retained all of her third husband’s papers and acted as his artistic executrix, organizing exhibitions of his work and casting some of his pieces to raise money for a memorial studio. Suzanne (Earle) Ogden-Jones Emmons Bartlett gave the bulk of her husband’s papers to the Library of Congress, but correspondence from Paul Wayland Bartlett’s father Truman Howe Bartlett (1835-1922), fellow artists, and business correspondence regarding various commissions, bills and receipts, news clippings, and printed material remained in her possession. This material spans the years 1887-1925, primarily between 1899 and 1920. Caroline (Ogden-Jones) Peter gave numerous pieces of her stepfather’s sculpture to museums around the country; the remaining papers and works of art were left at her death to her husband Armistead Peter 3rd. These papers were a part of the estate Armistead Peter placed under the auspices of the Carostead Foundation, Incorporated, in 1966; the name of the foundation was changed to Tudor Place Foundation, Incorporated, in 1987. Use and rights of the papers are controlled by the Foundation. The collection was processed by Anne Webb, the Foundation's archivist, and James Kaser, a project archivist hired through a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant in 1992. This document was reformatted by Emily Rusch and revised by Tudor Place archivist Wendy Kail in 2020. Tudor Place Historic House & Garden | 1644 31st Street NW | Washington, DC 20007 | Telephone 202-965-0400 | www.tudorplace.org 1 Tudor Place Manuscript Collection Paul Wayland Bartlett Papers MS-19 Biographical Sketch Paul Wayland Bartlett (1865-1925) was born on January 24, 1865, in New Haven, Connecticut. He was the son of Truman Howe Bartlett (1835-1922), a sculptor, teacher, art critic, and historian, and Mary Ann White (Dates Unknown). His father moved the family to France when Paul Wayland Bartlett was four. By age fifteen Paul Wayland Bartlett exhibited his first work in the Paris Salon, and in 1880 he entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts as a pupil of Pierre-Jules Cavalier (1814-1896). He also studied under Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910), a noted animalier, and Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). Despite Paul Wayland Bartlett's French training he remained a distinctively American sculptor, combining both national traditions in his work. His early pieces were mostly in the animalier tradition, starting with models of his own pets. Portrait medallions also formed an important part of his work in the early years, including one of Walt Whitman. His first major critical success as an artist was the Bear Tamer, presented to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1891 and exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, firmly establishing his reputation in America. In 1890 Paul Wayland Bartlett married Emily Montgomery-Skinner (1871-1947) and bought a home and studio with a foundry in Passy, France, where he mastered the lost-wax casting and patination techniques. Beginning in 1895 his career soared. Over the next twenty years he produced an impressive series of public monuments and historical portraits, upon which his international reputation as an artist is based. Examples of these include figures of Columbus and Michelangelo for the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress in Washington, an equestrian statue of General Lafayette presented to the French people on behalf of the American people, and the pediment for the House Wing of the United States Capitol. Paul Wayland Bartlett and his first wife divorced in 1899. He married Suzanne (Earle) Ogden-Jones Emmons (1862-1954) on April 29, 1913, and divided his time between Paris and Washington while completing work on the Capitol pediment, which was dedicated in 1916. He died in Paris of septicaemia on September 20, 1925. Tudor Place Historic House & Garden | 1644 31st Street NW | Washington, DC 20007 | Telephone 202-965-0400 | www.tudorplace.org 2 Tudor Place Manuscript Collection Paul Wayland Bartlett Papers MS-19 Series Description CORRESPONDENCE Series CORRESPONDENCE 1887-1925; ND Incoming Scattered personal and business correspondence deals with social and artistic matters, exhibits and commissions, and Paul Wayland Bartlett's accident and final illness in 1925. Correspondents include Thomas Hastings, John Quincy Adams Ward, Senator William A. Clark, Frederick MacMonnies, Charles Sprague Pierce, Auguste Rodin, Louis Sullivan, Charles G. Loring, John La Farge, John Flanagan, and Daniel Chester French. There is also correspondence from the Gorham Company regarding the lost wax casting process. CORRESPONDENCE: TRUMAN HOWE BARTLETT 1899-1913 Incoming This correspondence from Paul Wayland Bartlett's father is especially voluminous in the years 1899-1900 and 1912-1913. Paul Wayland Bartlett wrote from Boston, where he taught in the architecture department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or his summer house and studio in Chocorua, New Hampshire. Truman Howe Bartlett comments on his son's works in progress, sends clippings of interest, details financial troubles, and gives family news. CORRESPONDENCE: THE AMERICAN CLUB OF PARIS 1903-1906 This organization was founded in 1903, and the material concerns Paul Wayland Bartlett's membership and service on the Board of Governors. CORRESPONDENCE: TRUMAN HOWE BARTLETT 1925 Entry in National Cyclopedia of American Biography for Truman Howe Bartlett who died in 1922. CORRESPONDENCE: THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS, PAINTERS AND GRAVERS 1905-1907 Correspondence about exhibitions in which Paul Wayland Bartlett exhibited and correspondence from Joseph Pennell. Tudor Place Historic House & Garden | 1644 31st Street NW | Washington, DC 20007 | Telephone 202-965-0400 | www.tudorplace.org 3 CORRESPONDENCE: GENERAL LAFAYETTE STATUE 1899-1908 This correspondence is heaviest in 1899-1900, and deals with the General Lafayette commission, from the first proposals to administer the gift from the children of the United States to the French government to the final disposition in 1908. Correspondents include: Thomas Hastings of Carrere and Hastings, who designed the base for the statue; Gaston Redon, architect of the Louvre, where the statue was to be placed; Paul Wayland Bartlett's attorneys, Boese and Carhart, concerning the endless disputes about the commission. In 1907-1908 the correspondence deals with the foundry casting the statue and disputes with the Commission concerning the long delay in completing the project. CORRESPONDENCE: GENERAL LAFAYETTE STATUE, ROBERT J. THOMPSON 1898-1909 Robert J. Thompson was the Secretary of the General Lafayette Memorial Commission, and this correspondence includes the history of the commission. CORRESPONDENCE: GENERAL LAFAYETTE STATUE 1899; 1908 Outgoing Copies of two letters from Paul Wayland Bartlett to Robert J. Thompson. CORRESPONDENCE: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 1896-1898 Correspondence from Broward R. Green, Superintendent of the Building of the Library of Congress, concerning delays in Paul Wayland Bartlett's delivery of statues for the main reading room. CORRESPONDENCE: GENERAL GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN STATUE 1898-1909 Richard Smith left money to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts to erect a Monumental Memorial in Fairmount Park to honor Pennsylvania's heroes. Paul Wayland Bartlett was chosen to execute the General George B. McClellan statue and various decorative devices. This correspondence details the disputes, delays, and lawsuits involved with this commission. CORRESPONDENCE: MARY LOUISE DUNBAR 1902-1905 This correspondence regards a monument of William Pynchon. CORRESPONDENCE: GENERAL JOSEPH WARREN STATUE 1903-1905 Located in Boston, this monument seems to have been completed with a minimum of delay. Correspondence from Thomas Hastings, who designed the pedestal for the statue, which also included bas-reliefs executed by Paul Wayland Bartlett. Tudor Place Historic House & Garden | 1644 31st Street NW | Washington, DC 20007 | Telephone 202-965-0400 | www.tudorplace.org 4 CORRESPONDENCE: MISCELLANEOUS 1908, 1922; ND Outgoing CORRESPONDENCE: THIRD PARTY 1896, 1920; ND A letter by Sara Hallowell introduces the Bartletts to Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer. In another letter Truman Howe Bartlett writes concerning his son. CORRESPONDENCE: ENVELOPES Scattered Unmatched to correspondence. CORRESPONDENCE: POSTCARDS 1892-1925 Postcards with and without correspondence, some featuring Paul Wayland Bartlett's works, works of other sculptors, and scenic views. LEGAL DOCUMENTS Series LEGAL DOCUMENTS 1900; 1925 Contract for General Lafayette statue; Paul Wayland Bartlett's death certificate. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS Series BANK STATEMENTS/CANCELLED CHECKS 1908-1922, scattered From Paul Wayland Bartlett's account with J.P. Morgan and Company. CHECKBOOKS 1908-1918 BILLS AND RECEIPTS 1887-1922 For sculpture casting, artistic supplies, photography, dues, miscellaneous. PRINTED MATERIAL Series NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS 1900-1907 These relate to the General Lafayette statue in Paris. NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS 1924 These relate to the General Lafayette statue in Baltimore. Tudor Place Historic House & Garden | 1644 31st Street NW | Washington, DC 20007 | Telephone 202-965-0400 | www.tudorplace.org 5 PRINTED MATERIAL
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