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 13. Exterior photograph from the Rognier shop yard. The perspective is unique because it is looking out onto El Camino Real, whereas the majority of these photos are looking inward. In the center foreground is a large pot with ribbing along its sides and opening. Behind this there is a small army of Greco-Roman and Bhuddist statuary all facing out onto the street for pedestrians to admire. Across the street a large mid centruy style church with a tall steeple topped with a cross can be seen, as well as two light posts. |
Date |
n.d. |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Studio |
n/a |
Catalog Number |
2020.004.002.20 |
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-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 |