Jean-Louis Barrault photograph collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Jean-Louis Barrault Photograph Collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

Jean-Louis Barrault photograph collection, C0019, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
1 linear foot (2 boxes)
Creator:
Jenkins, Paul, 1923-
Abstract:
Contains nearly 400 black and white photographs documenting Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud's career in the theatre in France between 1947 and 1979.
Language:
French
Preferred citation:

Jean-Louis Barrault photograph collection, C0019, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains photographs documenting Barrault and Renaud's career in the theatre in France between 1947 and 1979. Most images are production stills of performances at the Theatre d'Orsay, Theatre de France Odeon, and other venues, but the collection also includes images of Barrault and his contemporaries off-stage. Madeleine Renaud is, after himself, the most frequently photographed. Samuel Beckett, Eugene Ionesco, and Jean Genet are among the notable theatrical figures documented.

Series 1 contains photographs from the collection dealing with specific theatrical productions and events. The photographs are organized alphabetically by production title and chronologically within each folder.

3 photographs

13 photographs

9 photographs

4 photographs

3 photographs

8 photographs

16 photographs

2 photographs

2 photographs

6 photographs

1 photograph

3 photographs

3 photographs

6 photographs

9 photographs

5 photographs

1 photograph

2 photographs

16 photographs

13 photographs

4 photographs

3 photographs

1 photograph

1 photograph

5 photographs

6 photographs

3 photographs

4 photographs

4 photographs

7 photographs

2 photographs

1 photograph

1 photograph

4 photographs

1 photograph

1 photograph

11 photographs

7 photographs

14 photographs

12 photographs

1 photograph

6 photographs

1 photograph

1 photograph

6 photographs

3 photographs

11 photographs

2 photographs

12 photographs

9 photographs

7 photographs

4 photographs

10 photographs

7 photographs

10 photographs

5 photographs

7 photographs

16 photographs

2 photographs

1 photograph

5 photographs

7 photographs

4 photographs

1 photograph

4 photographs

2 photographs

1 photograph

1 photograph

4 photographs

1 photograph

2 photographs

2 photographs

6 photographs

Series 2 contains the nonproduction photographs, such as publicity photographs, images of rehearsals, and pictures of playbills and signs. The photographs are arranged chronologically within each folder.

5 photographs. This folder contains images of Barrault and other actors in rehearsal for various productions.

12 photographs. This folder contains photographs of signage and playbills for the productions of Barrault's company at various theaters.

15 photographs. This folder contains publicity photographs for various actors associated with Barrault and his productions, such as Barrault, Madeleine Renaud, and Marcel Marceau. Additionally, the folder contains images of a lecture given by Barrault about his production of Numance.

Biographical / historical:

Barrault, born in France in 1910, was an esteemed and innovative fixture in French theatre and film for five decades from the 1930s to 1980s. He trained as a mime and an actor, and later directed both screen and stage productions. With Madeleine Renaud, his wife, he founded a theatrical company in Paris in 1947, after acting and directing with the Comedie Francaise. Barrault later directed the Theatre d'Orsay and the Theatre des Nations.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Suzanne Donnelly Jenkins and Paul Jenkins, 2007.
Processing information:

Processed in 2008 by Sean Tennant. EAD markup completed in 2008 by Sean Tennant.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in two series:

  • Series 1: Production Photographs, 1947-1979 (Boxes 1-2)
  • Series 2: Non-Production Photographs, 1947-1976 (Box 2)