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Luis Mora's only child, Rosemary, was born in 1918 when the artist was 44 years old.  He produced hundreds of drawings and a series of paintings depicting his wife and daughter. 

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Rosemary Mora, age five months, 1918. Charcoal on brown paper, 20 x 13 inches.  Private Collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary's Christmas, 1919, Oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm). Collection, The Ringling Museum, Sarasota Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary's Bedroom, Gaylordsville, 1921, gouache on card, 19 x 14 inches, Private Collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below is a black and white photo of a colorful watercolor of the artist's porch, Gaylordsville.

Rosemary Watering Flowers, watercolor on paper, 20 x 14 inches, Gaylordsville 1921. Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary Mora, the artist's daughter when a teenager, c1935.  Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 inches.  Collection:  The Ringling Museum, Sarasota Florida.