F. Luis Mora papers, 1891-1986, bulk 1891-1922
This site provides access to the papers of F. Luis (Francis Luis) Mora in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2012. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 4,528 images.
Series 5 : Photographic Materials , 1891-1941
0.4 Linear feet
Box 2, MGP 1, MGP 2
Photographs include glass plate negatives and black and white photographs of Mora, his family and friends, artwork and students. Included are black and white pictures of Mora's artwork including his "Thine is Glory" mural (1919), the "National Academy Jury of 1907" painting (1907), and an etching of his daughter, Rosemary. Glass plate negatives are of his first wife Sonia Compton, her mother Emma, Mora's father Domingo, his painting "Dance of Salome" (1893), his brother-in-law Alfred Compton, his Boston Museum and Chase School of Art classes, and the Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company, where Mora's father worked.
The photographs are arranged by subject and chronologically thereafter. For preservation purposes the glass plate negatives are housed in a separate container and closed to researchers. The series has been scanned in its entirety.
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F. Luis Mora, circa 1895-1907
Select: F. Luis Mora, circa 1895-1907
Rosemary Mora (daughter), circa 1926
Select: Rosemary Mora (daughter), circa 1926
Of Artwork, 1919-1941
Select: Of Artwork, 1919-1941
Glass Plate Negatives of Family and Friends, circa 1892-1895
Select: Glass Plate Negatives of Family and Friends, circa 1892-1895 Scope and Contents (6 glass plate negatives housed in MGP 2)
Glass Plate Negatives of Art Students, undated, 1891
Select: Glass Plate Negatives of Art Students, undated, 1891 Scope and Contents (2 glass plate negatives housed in MGP 1)
Glass Plate Negative of Artwork, 1893
Select: Glass Plate Negative of Artwork, 1893 Scope and Contents (1 glass plate negative housed in MGP 2)
Glass Plate Negative of the Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company, circa 1890s
Select: Glass Plate Negative of the Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company, circa 1890s Scope and Contents (1 glass plate negative housed in MGP 1)
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890s-1896
Select: Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890s-1896 10 glass negatives Scope and Contents Scanned with Box 2, Folders 14-17
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