Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Rognier Business] |
Object Name |
Photograph, Black-and-White |
Description |
Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 3. Exterior shot of the workshop, it is a fenced area to provide protection for pieces that are either still in the process of being made or are more fragile. Some pieces that can be seen are: fountains of all shapes and sizes, fauns playing musical instruments, as well as a variety of miscellaneous pieces. Hanging from the rafters is a sign that reads "MONTALVO" which is one of the many estates in the area that Rognier did a wealth of work for, many of his pieces can still be seen at the modern day Montalvo Arts Center, which is the old Villa Montalvo. |
Date |
n.d. |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Studio |
n/a |
Catalog Number |
2020.004.002.10 |
Collection |
Archival - Photographs |
Place |
San Mateo, CA |
Provenance |
The Rognier Family |
Notes |
"Gaston August Rognier arrived in New York City at the turn of the century (circa 1900) as a craftsman, from France, to help refurbish the Statue of Liberty... Having endured New York without any real success, Gaston panhandled across the United States and arrived in San Francisco just following the great earthquake... he eventually met Charles Crocker and conviced Mr. Crocker he could make garden ornaments... People on the West Coast had no local source and had to travel to Europe to find artistic items to accent their gardens and beautify their homes... The client list became the "Who's Who" of Northern California and included Senator Phelan, the Crocker family, James C. Flood, Leland Stanford, William Bourne, Moses Gunst, the Palace of Fine Arts, De Young Museum, George Newhall, as well as local dignitaries and their estates." [The Rognier Family, 2020.004.002.4] |
People |
Rognier, Andre Rognier, Gaston |
Search Terms |
Gardens Gardens-San Mateo County Rognier Garden Ornaments Shop Rognier Ornamental Garden Works Rognier, Andre Rognier, Gaston Statues |
Subjects |
Gardens Statues |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Chris Rognier |