Rose Labrie papers
name: label: Creator
content: Labrie, Rose
topic: label: Occupation
content: Authors -- New Hampshire -- Portsmouth
label: Occupation
content: Book illustrators -- New Hampshire
label: Occupation
content: Folk artists -- New Hampshire -- Portsmouth
label: Occupation
content: Self-taught artists -- New Hampshire
label: Topic
content: Illustrated books, Children's
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women authors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Rose Labrie papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2000 by Christie Labrie.
creator: label: Creator
content: Labrie, Rose
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content: Rose Labrie papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of folk artist, book illustrator and author Rose Labrie measure 2.9 linear feet and date from 1939 to 2000. The papers document her career as a self-taught artist based in New Hampshire through biographical materials, correspondence, writings, photographs, and printed materials.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Rose Labrie (1916-1986) was an author, illustrator of children's books, journalist, gallery director and self-taught "primitive" artist in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Labrie moved to Vermont at the age of two. Her childhood memories of West Hartford, Vermont formed the basis for children's stories and paintings she created later. She attended the University of New Hampshire and the University of Wisconsin and studied creative writing. 

Her early career was in journalism. In the 1960s she turned to painting and writing on historical monuments, especially lighthouses. She contributed to magazines such as The Clarion (1984), Down East (1956-1969), Vermont Life (1953-1979), and Yankee (1962-1976). Labrie was the author of Dancer's Image (1982), King, The Leprechaun Pony (1979), Nubble Light (1979) and Randy, the Rooster (1985). She also was founder and first director of the Strawberry Bank Children's Festival, later known as the Prescott Park Arts Festival, in Portsmouth.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1939-2000
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.labrrose
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 5 series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1970-1986 (3 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1939-2000 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1950-circa 1986 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 4: Printed Materials, 1949-1988 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 3-5)

Series 5: Photographs, circa 1964-1986 (0.2 linear feet; Box 4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2024.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of folk artist, book illustrator and author Rose Labrie measure 2.9 linear feet and date from 1939 to 2000. The papers document her career as a self-taught artist based in New Hampshire through biographical materials, correspondence, writings, photographs, and printed materials.

Among Labrie's correspondents are Robert Bishop, David O'Neil, Jay Johnson, Mattie Lou O'Kelly, Emeline Paige, Robert Miner, Henry P. (Heinz) Kupfer, Frederick Franck, Harry Goodwin, Janet Hutchinson, and daughter Christie Labrie.