Mora, F. Luis (Francis Luis), 1874-1940
Muralist, Painter, Etcher, Illustrator
This site provides access to the papers of F. Luis (Francis Luis) Mora in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2017. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 4,528 images.
Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Size: 1.7 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of painter and illustrator F. Luis Mora measure 1.7 linear feet and date from 1891 to 1986, with the bulk of material dating from 1891 to 1922. The collection includes biographical information, correspondence, 242 monthy pocket diaries by Mora, and printed and photographic materials.
Francis Luis Mora (1874-1940) 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. Read More
The F. Luis Mora papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Cornelia Colton, the daughter of Mora's second wife, May Safford, in 1975. Additional papers were donated in 2008 by Gwen Compton, Mora's niece.
The papers are in English.
This site provides access to the papers of F. Luis (Francis Luis) Mora in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2017. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 4,528 images.
Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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