Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Shrader, E. Roscoe (Edwin Roscoe), 1879-1960
- Abstract:
- 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.
- Extent:
- 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, sketch book, and related printed material of Edwin Roscoe Shrader. Subjects include art in Los Angeles, the Otis Art Institute, and the Stacey Foundation.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Elizabeth C. Shrader, 1961.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988