Ring, George (sold)
George Ring (July 4, 1865 - November 23, 1932) was a German-American artist active in Dayton, Ohio, in the early 20th century. Ring was born in either Rybńik, Poland, or Berlin, Germany (This part of Poland was, at the time, under German control and was undergoing active Germanization.). He emigrated to the United States in 1870, settling in Ohio. He was naturalized in 1886. In 1892, Ring married Ohio native Sarah Morgenroth (1868 - 1944). Little is known of his education, but as early as 1900, he was listed in census documents as a lithographic artist in Coshocton, Ohio. He appears in Dayton city directories as an artist or a lithographer as early as 1912. This would have been a fateful time to move to Dayton, as in 1913, the city was destroyed by a disastrous flood, which Ring faithfully recorded in a dramatic view. Ring remained in Dayton directories until about 1921, after which he relocated to Cincinnati. Around his time, he began to develop health problems, leading to a long decline until his death in 1932.
Dramatic view of one of America's greatest natural disasters - drawn and printed in Dayton!
Birds-Eye View of the business Section of Dayton, Ohio. Sketched March 26, 1913. Looking East from Williams St.
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This is a dramatic 1913 George Ring chromolithographic view of Dayton, Ohio, in the midst of the Great Dayton Flood of 1913 - one of the worst natural disasters in United States history. As a product of lithography, this is a rare example of a lithographic city view printed outside one of the great centers of American lithography by otherwise little-known makers. (more details)