Description
E. Roscoe Shrader (1879-1960) was a illustrator for
Harper's,
Century, and
Scribner's, and a landscape painter. He was an original faculty member at Otis Art Institute (1918- ), and served as dean from 1928-48.
The collection consists of Shrader's correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, a sketch book, and related printed material
with subjects including art in Los Angeles, the Otis Art Institute, and the Stacey Foundation.
Background
Shrader was born in 1879 in Quincy, Illinois; attended Art Institute of Chicago; after two years, won a scholarship to Howard
Pyle School in Wilmington, Delaware; became an illustrator for Harper's, Century, and Scribner's, as well as a landscape painter; became one of the original faculty at Otis Art Institute in 1918, and served as dean from
1928-48; member of the Stacey Foundation, the Painters and Sculptors Club, and president of the California Art Club; he died
on January 20, 1960.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.