Arthur D. Rozaire Papers: Finding Aid

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1 No online items Finding aid prepared by Katie Richardson, April 23, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California Phone: (626) URL: The Huntington Library. All rights reserved. mssrozaire papers 1

2 Overview of the Collection Title: Arthur D. Rozaire Papers Dates (inclusive): Collection Number: mssrozaire papers Creator: Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, Extent: 548 items + ephemera in 6 boxes Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California Phone: (626) reference@huntington.org URL: Abstract: This collection contains the papers of Canadian-American painter Arthur Rozaire ( ) and documents multiple generations of the Rozaire (or Rosaire) family from 1839 to Includes exhibition catalogs and art-related publications about Rozaire and other artists; genealogical materials; correspondence, including a large number of letters from Rozaire's colleagues and friends following his death; and photographs chiefly of Rozaire family members. Language: English. Access Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Publication Rights The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. Arthur D. Rozaire Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Provenance Gift of Charles E. Rozaire, August 2, Biographical Note Arthur Dominique Rozaire (Rosaire) ( ) was born in Montreal, Canada, on January 17, 1879, to Dominique Joseph Francois Rosaire, a decorative designer, and Mary Hammall. Rozaire attended the Quebec Council of Arts and Manufactures at Monument National. There he studied under Edmond Dyonnet. Upon graduation, Rozaire continued his studies at the Art Association of Montreal (AAM). Rozaire again studied under respected Canadian artists William Brymner and Maurice Cullen. Rozaire specialized in landscape paintings and developed quickly into a skillful painter. Rozaire s first exhibition was at the Montreal Spring Shows in His paintings remained on display at the exhibition until Rozaire did not always spell his last name with a z. In the 1900 Spring Show catalogue his name was misprinted. They used a z in his name instead of an s. From that point on he signed his name on his canvases as Rozaire. During this time he met Margaret I. Stroud and married her on January, 15, In 1907, Rozaire s artwork was showcased at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA). In 1915, he was elected by special invitation to be an Associate of the RCA. Within three years the academy acquired three of his canvases, thus furthering his reputation as an esteemed artist. Despite being very successful in Canada, Rozaire moved with his wife and five children to Los Angeles, California, in He was dealing with declining health due to tuberculosis and was looking for a warm and sunny climate that would be better for his health. In addition, Los Angles was thriving as an art community and was attracting artists from around the world. Rozaire was immediately accepted by the art community and the art critic Anthony Anderson listed Rozaire as one of the most celebrated Californian artists of the day. Rozaire was active in art circles around the area and served as a judge for the California Art Club, while at the same time participating in exhibits at RCA. On February 26, 1922, at the age of forty-three, Rozaire developed pneumonia and died, leaving his wife and six children. In only a few years, Rozaire s reputation as one of the leading landscape painters of Canada was established. He was an impressionist who painted small poetic landscapes of Canada and southern California. Rozaire s work is still represented in mssrozaire papers 2

3 the following collections: National Gallery of Canada, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Hamilton, and the California Art Club. Scope and Content The Rozaire papers document multiple generations of the Rozaire family from The Rozaire papers are arranged in the following series: 1. Artwork (Boxes 1-2); 2. Genealogy (Box 3); 3. Correspondence (Box 4); 4. Photographs (Box 5); 5. Ephemera (Box 5); 6. Glass negatives (Box 6). The Artwork series is arranged alphabetically and contains exhibition catalogs, article clippings, fliers, publications, and brochures. For the most part, there are two groupings for each of these categories, one that revolves around Arthur Rozaire and the other which mentions fellow artists. The exhibition catalogs span from Rozaire s works were showcased at both the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in Canada and the Museum of History, Science and Art in Los Angeles. The fliers, brochures, and publications publicize Rozaire s upcoming exhibitions. There is a large gap in the time span among the Rozaire clippings. Most of the clippings are from when Rozaire was alive. Margaret Rozaire saved these clippings and her grandson, Charles, fashioned a scrapbook out of them. The next group of clippings was collected by Charles and range from The focus of these clippings was articles that mentioned his grandfather and any exhibitions in which his art was to be displayed. The items relating to Butterfield & Butterfield include a contract that Charles Rozaire signed with the auctioneer house to sell some of his grandfather s paintings, receipts, and sell notices when items sold. The items relating to other artists include articles about California, American Indian, Mexican, and Hawaiian artwork from and exhibition catalogs from Tom Solliday and Paul Casebeer shows. The Genealogy series is arranged alphabetically and includes article clippings from newspapers and other publications mentioning family members, the diary of Jerome Caldwell, genealogical charts and tables revolving around the family s history. There is also an autograph book kept by Clara Caldwell dated 1887, certificates for Jerome Caldwell to teach first and second grade in the 1870s, funeral programs, financial records, and a location notice from various Caldwell and Rozaire family members. The Correspondence series is arranged alphabetically by author and includes letters to and from Rozaire and his family members. Since the papers span multiple generations, the correspondence range from A large number of the letters are from colleagues and friends sent to Margaret after Rozaire s death. The correspondence from the latter half of the 20th century revolves around Arthur Rozaire s grandson, Charles Rozaire, who conducted genealogy research, set up exhibits with gallery s showing his grandfather s work, and discussed with Butterfield & Butterfield the selling of some of his grandfather s paintings. The Photograph series is arranged alphabetically and includes tin types, prints, and slides taken by various family members throughout the decades [ca ]. There are a few images of Rozaire family trips taken to Universal City, Malibu, and Arizona. There are also some older images of the Caldwell and the Vrooman family members. The Ephemera series is arranged alphabetically and includes an old 1896 El Roi-Tan cigar box, postcards with pictures of Alaska, Arizona, Lake Joseph, Studio of Westinghouse Radio Broadcasting Station KDKA, and Bobbs Art Gallery, Chinese dader-cuts, a Chinese zodiac chart, miscellaneous notes, and leaflets from West Hollywood Avenues of Art & Design and the Smithsonian. The glass negatives are images of various Rozaire family members and Arthur Rozaire s paintings ca. 1900s. Arrangement The Rozaire papers are arranged in the following order: 1. Artwork (Boxes 1-2) 2. Genealogy (Box 3) 3. Correspondence (Box 4) 4. Photographs (Box 5) 5. Ephemera (Box 5) 6. Glass negatives (Box 6) Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog. Subjects Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, Archives. French-Canadians -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources. Landscape painting, American -- California -- 20th century -- Exhibitions. mssrozaire papers 3

4 Painters, French-Canadian. Los Angeles (Calif.) Forms/Genres Cliché-verre (photographic process). Clippings (information artifacts). Exhibition catalogs. Letters (correspondence). Photographs. Additional Contributors Bartlett, Dana, Brown, Eric, Rozaire, Charles E., Wickersham, Grace Vrooman. Butterfield & Butterfield. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Artwork Box 1 Artwork, Brochures-Publications Brochures: Paul Casebeer, Tim Solliday, the Foothill Collection [undated]. 3 items. Butterfield & Butterfield advertisements and catalogs ( ). 21 items. Folder 3 Butterfield & Butterfield consignment agreement and sale receipts (1991). 8 items. Clippings: Arthur D. Rozaire ( ). 59 items. Clippings: Others ( ). 18 items. Folder 6 Exhibition catalogs ( ). 8 items Folder 7 Fliers: Arthur D. Rozaire exhibits ( ). 8 items. Folder 8 Fliers: Other exhibits ( ). 8 items Publications: American Art Review August Arthur Dominique Rozaire Poet with a Brush (1998). 2 items. Box 2 Artwork, Scrapbook Scrapbook of Arthur D. Rozaire [undated]. 1 item. Genealogy Box 3 Genealogy Autograph book belonging to Clara Caldwell (1887). 1 item. Biography Files: Charles Rozaire (2004, Apr. 8). 1 item. Folder 3 Certificates awarded to Jerome Caldwell to certify he can teach first and second grade in Ventura County ( ). 2 items. Clippings: newspaper and articles ( ). 38 items Diary: Jerome Caldwell (1873). Includes a typewritten transcript of the diary and a letter from the Ventura County Historical Society (1959, Sep. 3). Sent to Charles Rozaire. 3 items. Folder 6 Financial Records: receipts and account book ( ). 7 items. Folder 7 Funeral Programs: Clarence Caldwell and Grace Bennett Elliott ( ). 3 items. Folder 8 Genealogical Charts [undated]. 6 items. Genealogical research [ca ]. of 2. 9 items. 0 Genealogical research [ca ]. of 2. 5 items. 1 Genealogical Tables. Charles E. Rozaire and Richard Michael Wood (1997). Plus a Christmas letter, a thank you card, and a note from Crystal Wood. 5 items. mssrozaire papers 4

5 Genealogy 2 Location Notice for an unknown mining district in Ventura County, Calif. (1897, July 15). 1 item. 3 Maps: Canadian National Railways and Montreal (Quebec) [undated]. 2 items. Correspondence Box 4 Correspondence Art Association of Montreal. 2 letters (1917, May) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Arts Club of Montreal. 1 letter (1918, Jan. 19) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Folder 3 Bartlett, Dana, letter (1921, June 30) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Bartlett, Dana, letters (1922) Margaret Stroud Rozaire. Bibra, Carl von. 1 letter (1922, Feb. 28) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire. Folder 6 Brown, Eric, letters ( ) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Folder 7 Bryan, William Alanson, letters (1921) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Folder 8 Butterfield & Butterfield. 2 letters (1991, July 26) to Charles E. Rozaire, Caldwell, Charles Tarlton. 1 letter (1921, Nov. 12) to Clara Lodema Caldwell. 0 Caldwell, Jerome. 1 letter [undated] to Clara Lodema Caldwell. 1 Caldwell, Mary Elizabeth Lizzie. 2 letters (1932, Aug.) to Dear Sister. 2 Clapp, William Henry. 1 letter (1921, Nov. 8) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, C.J.S.? 1 letter (1896, Oct. 24) to Misters Delmas and Shortridge. 4 Doran, Maud. 1 letter (1922, Mar. 6) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire. 5 Earle, Paul B. 2 letters (1922) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire. 6 Fee, Billy? 1 letter (1922, Feb. 28) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire. 7 Fabien, Henri? 1 letter (1913, Dec. 16) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Gault, Arthur? 6 letters [before 1922] to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Gault, Georgia? 3 letters [undated] to Margaret Stroud Rozaire. 0 George Stern Fine Arts. 1 letter (1998, Aug. 20) to Charles E. Rozaire, Includes a photocopy. 1 Griesbach, Emma. 1 letter (1921, Apr. 1) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Haskell, C.L. 2 letters ( ) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Haskell, C.L. 1 letter (1922, Mar. 3) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire. 4 Hazelgrove, Dick Parks. 1 letter (1920, Feb. 17) to Mr. Wonders. 5 Huntington, Henry Edwards, letter (1920, June 2) to C.L. Haskell. 6 Kitty. 1 letter (1958, May 13) to Esther Clarice Caldwell Rozaire 7 Laguna Beach Art Association (Laguna Beach, Calif.). 1 letter (1922, May 8) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire. 8 MacDonald, Colin S., letter [ca. 1980s] to Charles E. Rozaire, copies with envelope. 9 Marchese, Frank. 1 letter (1998, Aug. 23) to Charles E. Rozaire, Includes a copy of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts exhibitions and members bulletin from Folder 30 Modra, Theodore B. 1 letter (1922, July 28) to Margaret S. Rozaire. Folder 31 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2 letters [ca. 1921] to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Folder 32 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 1 letter [1988, Nov. 8] to Charles E. Rozaire, Folder 33 Nelles, Laura G. 1 letter (1921, Oct. 16) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Includes typewritten copy. Folder 34 Nelles, Laura G. 1 letter (1922, Feb. 27) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire. Folder 35 Parks, Sally. 1 letter (1999, July 24) to Charles E. Rozaire, Folder 36 Prakash, A.K. 1 letter (1998, Aug. 4) to Charles E. Rozaire, Includes a copy of the letter and two copies of an article Prakask wrote about fellow painter Peleg Franklin Brownell. mssrozaire papers 5

6 Correspondence Folder 37 Ramus, Philip A. 1 letter (1922, Mar. 7) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire. Folder 38 Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. 1 letter (1915, Dec. 1) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Folder 39 Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, letter (1921, Jan. 19) to Eric Brown, Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, letters [ca. 1921] to Georgia Gault? 1 Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, letter (1921, Apr. 6) to Emma Griesbach. 2 Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, letter (1919, Oct. 14) to Secary Barlow Foron? 3 Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, letter (1922, Mar. 7) to Margaret S. Rozaire. 4 Rozaire, Charles E., letter (1996, Dec. 19) to Mary Batchelor. Includes a Christmas card. 5 Rozaire, Charles E letters (1991, Feb. 20) to Butterfield & Butterfield. Includes Xerox copies of publications that mention Arthur D. Rozaire and 4 Polaroid s of his work. 6 Rozaire, Charles E., letters (1975, 1985) to Nadine and Wilson Caldwell. Includes copies of the Caldwell genealogy chart. 7 Rozaire, Charles E., letter (1998, Sep. 18) to Dee Rozaire, Charles E., letter (1998, Sep. 18) to Eileen Rozaire, Charles E letters ( ) to Colin S. MacDonald, Includes a response from MacDonald sent on 1983, Oct. 5 and an advertisement for A Dictionary of Canadian Artists. 0 Rozaire, Charles E., letter (1997, Feb. 28) to Phil and Marian Kovinick. Includes clippings about Arthur Rozaire s artwork, an application for a birth certificate for Arthur Rozaire, and a copy of the marriage license between Arthur Rozaire and Margaret Stroud. 1 Rozaire, Charles E., letter (1999, Dec. 9) to Sally Parks. Includes an article about the internet and geological research. 2 Rozaire, Charles E., letters ( ) to Sotheby s (Canada) Inc. Includes a photocopy and draft of Nov. 22, 1988 letter, as well as, a list of Rozaire s paintings located at various repositories, a biography of Rozaire and newspaper clippings about his work, 3 Sotheby s (Canada) Inc. 1 letter (1989, Apr. 25) to Charles E. Rozaire, Includes a consignment information form related to Sotheby s part in selling the artwork. 4 Nevada. Dept. of Museums, Library & Arts. 1 letter (1999, Mar. 5) to Charles E. Rozaire, Stewart, Ethel. 1 letter (1922, Mar. 25) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire. 6 Southwest Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.). 2 letters ( ) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Sterling, Ford. 1 letter (1922, Jan. 4) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, Ventura County Historical Society. 1 letter (1962, Sep.-Oct.) to Charles Rozaire. 9 Wickersham, Grace Vrooman. 1 letter (1949, Feb 22) to Grace Bennett Elliot. Folder 60 Wickersham, Grace Vrooman and Ernest Bernard Comstock. 1 letter [before 1999] to Esther Rozaire. Photographs, Ephemera, and Glass Negatives Box 5 Photographs and Ephemera Photographs: Arthur D. Rozaire s diploma (1915). 1 photograph. Photographs: Arthur D. Rozaires paintings [undated]. 5 photographs. Folder 3 Photographs: Arthur D. Rozaire portrait. [before 1922]. 1 photograph. Photographs: Boyanton, Deyoe, and Rozaire family in San Francisco (1998, Sep.). 5 photographs. Photographs: Caldwell Family [ca ]. of photographs. Folder 6 Photographs: Caldwell Family [ca ]. of 2. 1 tin type, 23 photographs, 6 negatives. Folder 7 Cardwell family [ca. 1910]. 7 photographs and 1 tin type. mssrozaire papers 6

7 Photographs, Ephemera, and Glass Negatives Folder 8 Photographs: Margaret Stroud [ca. 1885]. 4 photographs. Photographs: Relatives in Canada [ca ]. 5 tin types, 26 photographs. 0 Photographs: Rozaire family [ca ]. 27 photographs, 56 negatives, and 4 slides. 1 Photographs: San Francisco? (1898). 1 photographs. 2 Photographs: Sarah Vrooman and India. ( ). 13 photographs and 1 note. 3 Ephemera: Chinese dader-cuts and zodiac chart [undated]. 2 items. 4 Ephemera: Drivers license of Arthur D. Rozaire (1922, Feb. 22). 1 item. 5 Ephemera: El Roi-Tan cigar box (1896). 1 item. On shelf with collection. 6 Ephemera: Miscellaneous notes [ca. 1920s]. 11 items. 7 Ephemera: Pamphlets [undated]. 2 items. 8 Ephemera: Pocket copy of patent presented by E.B. Stocking, Attorney at law [undated]. 1 item. 9 Ephemera: Postcards [ca s]. 8 items. 0 Ephemera: Ticket to the Neptune s Electrical Extravaganza [undated]. 1 item. Box 6 Glass negatives Rozaire family members and paintings [ca. 1900s]. 42 glass negatives. mssrozaire papers 7