Rosemary Mora papers
name: label: Creator
content: Mora, Rosemary, 1918-
label: Names
content: Mora, F. Luis (Francis Luis), 1874-1940
topic: label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Artists -- Uruguay
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1978 by William E. Schremp. Additional material donated in 2014 by Dolores Rothwell, a childhood friend of Rosemary Mora's, and in 2024 by David Schremp, William Schremp's son.
creator: label: Creator
content: Mora, Rosemary, 1918-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Rosemary Mora papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Rosemary Mora measure 0.625 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1942. The papers center on Rosemary's father, artist F. Luis Mora. The collection primarily consists of letters between Rosemary and F. Luis Mora. Some of the correspondence contain sketches by F. Luis Mora. Also included are clippings related to her father, her diary, prints of some of her father's works, and some photographs of both father and daughter.

There is a .025 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2024 that includes twenty-five letters from F. Luis Mora to Rosemary Mora. Materials date from 1935-1939.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Rosemary Mora (1918-1972) was the daughter of painter and illustrator F. Luis Mora.

Francis Luis Mora (1974-1940) was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. In 1877, he and his family moved to
Catalonia, Spain and in 1880, they moved again to the United States where they eventually settled in Perth
Amboy, New Jersey. Both his father, Domingo, and his brother, Joseph, were also noted sculptors.
Mora studied at the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and at the Art Students League of New York.
He was a muralist, oil and watercolor portrait painter, and etcher, though he is best known for his illustrations
in magazines such as Century, Harper's, and Ladies' Home Journal. He was a member of the Salmagundi
Club and the National Academy of Design and taught at the Art Students League of New York and the Chase
School of Art. He and his wife, Sophia ("Sonia") Compton, had a daughter, Rosemary, in 1918. After his
wife's death, Mora married May Gosman Safford in 1932. Mora died at the age of 64 in 1940.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.625 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-1942
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.morarose
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Rosemary Mora papers, 1930-1942 (0.6 linear ft; Boxes 1-2)

Series 2: Unprocessed Addition, 1935-1939 (0.25 linear ft.; Folders 3-4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2023.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Rosemary Mora measure 0.625 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1942. The papers center on Rosemary's father, artist F. Luis Mora. The collection primarily consists of letters between Rosemary and F. Luis Mora. Some of the correspondence contain sketches by F. Luis Mora. Also included are clippings related to her father, her diary, prints of some of her father's works, and some photographs of both father and daughter.

There is a .025 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2024 that includes twenty-five letters from F. Luis Mora to Rosemary Mora. Materials date from 1935-1939.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is the F. Luis Mora papers, 1891-1986, bulk 1891-1922; F. Luis Mora art works and photographs, 1920-1937.