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Guide to the Rosario Mazzeo Photographs

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Guide to the Rosario Mazzeo MS 311 1 Photographs Guide to the Rosario Mazzeo Photographs

Collection number: MS 311

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Descriptive Summary Title: Rosario Mazzeo photographs Dates: 1952-2006 Collection number: MS 311 Creator: Mazzeo, Rosario Collection Size: 6 boxes Repository: University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library. Special Collections and Archives Santa Cruz, California 95064 Abstract: This collection includes 50 gelatin silver photographs with 40 negatives taken by Mazzeo. Physical location: Stored offsite: Advance notice is required for access to the papers. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection open for research. Publication Rights Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives. Preferred Citation Rosario Mazzeo photographs. MS 311. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. Acquisition Information Gift of Katie Clare Mazzeo, December 8, 2006. Biography Rosario Mazzeo (Born: April 5, 1911, Pawtucket, Rhode Island - Died: July 19, 1997, Monterey, California) Rosario Mazzeo was an internationally renowned clarinetist, musical educator, and accomplished photographer. In his earlier years he served as faculty at the New England Conservatory, where he was Chair of the Woodwind Department. He was also the Personnel Manager and bass clarinetist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra during this time. As he grew older his life-long love of began to occupy more of his creative energy and blossomed into a note-worthy practice. His first solo exhibit was held at the Carl Siembab Gallery in Boston when he was 40 years old. Unknown to Mr. Mazzeo at the time Ansel Adams purchased three prints from this show. Shortly after this exhibition Mr. Mazzeo began correspondence with Edward Weston and began to travel every September to California to study with Mr. Weston and Ansel Adams. When he retired from the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1966 he moved to Carmel, CA with his wife Katie Clare Mazzeo. While living there he became very close with Mr. Adams, Mr. Weston and Mr. Weston's son Brett. During this time he continued to produce and exhibit his photography while also teaching at Stanford, and the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Guide to the Rosario Mazzeo MS 311 2 Photographs The combination of his musical career and a personal passion for travel took him to every continent except Antarctica. Most of the 14,000 negatives he made contain imagery derived from his extensive travels and an acute interest in both ornithology and the natural world. His photographic work has been exhibited nationally at venues such as Princeton University, the Philadelphia Museum, and the Boston Museum of Fine . Scope and Content of Collection This collection includes a small collection of 50 gelatin silver photographs with 40 negatives taken by Rosario Mazzeo. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Mazzeo, Rosario--Archives Gelatin silver prints

box 1-5 Photographs 1952-2006 Physical Description: Scope and Content Note This series contains fifty gelatin silver photographs taken by Mazzeo from 1952-1997. There are no negatives for prints #6, 7, 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 30, 42, 45.

box 1:1 Machu Pichu, Ecuador 1960 box 1:2 Staircase, Ca' D'Oro, Venice, Italy 1986 box 1:3 Stairs, Les Baux, Bouches-du-Rhine, 1986 box 1:4 Fire escape, Shasta, CA 1984 box 1:5 Staircase to Nowhere, Waipio Valley, HI 1980 box 1:6 Staircase 1972 box 1:7 Cemetery, Aricun, Spain 1972 box 1:8 Chinese Theater, Locke, CA 1977 box 1:9 Title roof, Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico 1985 box 1:10 Trulli House, Apulia, Italy 1970 box 1:11 Oast Houses, Kent, United Kingdom 1984 box 1:12 St. Martin de Canigou, French Pyrenees, France 1980 box 1:13 Church and mountain road, Eastern Pyrenees, Andorra 1982 box 1:14 Katsura Palace, Japan 1960 box 2:15 Porch Detail 1986 box 2:16 Wayside Shrine, Baja, Mexico 1989 box 2:17 Omen of Doom, Baja, Mexico 1971 box 2:18 Somber House, Auvergne, France 1970 box 2:19 Lambeth Fields Colonnade, VA 1985 box 2:20 Mysterious Barricade 1983 box 2:21 Tool 1956 box 2:22 Cricket Cages 1958 box 2:23 Sandstone, Point Lobos, CA 1954 box 2:24 Lumber Pile 1952 box 2:25 Irish Fisherman 1956 box 2:26 Moment of Decision 1956 box 3:27 Landing Stage, Aran Islands, Ireland 1956 box 3:28 Mother and Child, Brazil 1957 box 3:29 Monk, Ecuador 1956 box 3:30 Rachel 1986 box 3:31 Iceland Horseman, Mount Hekla, Iceland 1989 box 3:32 Eskimos, Baffin Island, Canada 1988 box 3:33 Taiwan Gardeners 1987 box 3:34 Egret Ascent, Japan 1960 box 3:35 Egret in flight, [Japan] 1960

Guide to the Rosario Mazzeo MS 311 3 Photographs Photographs 1952-2006

box 3:36 Cross-section Trunk 1952 box 3:37 Redwood stump 1989 box 3:38 Knothole 1954 box 4:39 Burnt redwood 1958 box 4:40 Winged Victory, Pebble Beach, Monterey, CA 1954 box 4:41 Forest Path, Pebble Beach, Monterey, CA 1987 box 4:42 Budding Tree, Topsfield, MA 1962 box 4:43 Lycopodia, New England, USA 1957 box 4:44 Succulent 1952 box 4:45 Winter, VT 1957 box 4:46 Wheat Fields, Mexico 1982 box 4:47 "Tired" Landscape 1977 box 4:48 Aerial Landscape 1985 box 4:49 Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, CA 1981 box 5:50 Mount Denali, AK 2006 box 6:1-50 Negatives 1952-2006 Physical Description: 40 negatives Scope and Content Note This series contains forty negatives taken from 1952-1997. There are no negatives for #6, 7, 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 30, 42, 45.

box 6:1 Machu Pichu, Ecuador 1956 box 6:2 Staircase, Ca'D'Oro, Venice - (Neg code #5546) 1957 box 6:3 Stairs, Les Baux - (Neg code #928) 1970 box 6:4 Fire Escape [uncertain] - (Neg code #57-22) 1984 box 6:5 Staircase to Nowhere Waipio Valley, HI - (Neg code #1582) 1980 box 6:6-7 No negatives box 6:8 Chinese Theater Locke, CA - (Neg code #22.5.71) 1977 box 6:9 Tiled Roof Uruapan, Mexico - (Neg code #4155) 1968 box 6:10 Trulli House Apulia - (Neg code #5495) 1970 box 6:11 Oast Houses, Kent - (Neg code #8125) 1984 box 6:12 St. Martin de Canigou French Pyrenees - (Neg code #1228) 1972 box 6:13 Church and Mountain Road Andorra - (Neg code #1245) 1972 box 6:14 Katsura Palace Japan - (Neg code #1950) 1960 box 6:15 No negative box 6:16 Wayside Shine Baja, CA - (Neg code #4667) 1968 box 6:17 No negative box 6:18 Somber House Auvergne, France - (Neg code #45.1131) 1970 box 6:19 Lambeth Fields Colonnade, VA - (Neg code #1323) 1985 box 6:20-21 No negatives box 6:22 Cricket Cages - (Neg code #45.836) 1958 box 6:23 No negative box 6:24 Lumber Pile - (Neg code #9) 1952 box 6:25 Irish Fisherman - (Neg code #705) 1956 box 6:26 Moment of Decision - (Neg code #810) 1956 box 6:27 Landing Stage Aran Islands [Ireland] - (Neg code #792) 1956 box 6:28 Mother and Child, Brazil - (Neg code #1255) 1957 box 6:29 Monk, Ecuador - (Neg code #1346) 1956 box 6:30 No negative box 6:31 Icelandic Horsemen Mount Hekla - (Neg code #297) 1955 box 6:32 Eskimos, Baffin Island, AK - (Neg code #628) 1955 box 6:33 Taiwan Gardeners - (Neg code #1979) 1960 box 6:34 Egret Ascent, Japan - (Neg code #2084) 1960 box 6:35 Egret in Flight, [Japan] - (Neg code #45.941) 1960 box 6:36 Cross section trunk - (Neg code #36) 1952 box 6:37 Redwood Stump - (Neg code #2610) 1975 box 6:38 Knothole - (Neg code #16) 1954

Guide to the Rosario Mazzeo MS 311 4 Photographs Negatives 1952-2006

box 6:39 Burnt Redwood - (Neg code #23) 1958 box 6:40 Winged Victory, Pebble Beach - (Neg code #25) 1954 box 6:41 Forest Path, Pebble Beach - (Neg code #45.647) 1953 box 6:42 No negative box 6:43 Lycopodia, New England - (Neg code #A97) 1957 box 6:44 Succulent [wood rose] - (Neg code #15) 1952 box 6:45 No negative box 6:46 Wheat Fields, Mexico - (Neg code #1198) 1971 box 6:47 "Tired" Landscape - (Neg code #83) 1977 box 6:48 Aerial Landscape - (Neg code #580) 1985 box 6:49 Zabriske Point [CA] - (Neg code #864) 1981 box 6:50 Mount Danali, AK - (Neg code #8989) 1988 box 6:51-52 Announcements 1980-1999 Physical Description: 2 folders Scope and Content Note This small series contains announcements and flyers advertising Mazzeo's music and photographic shows.

box 6:51 Photographic announcements 1980-1999 box 6:52 Music announcements 1980-1999

Guide to the Rosario Mazzeo MS 311 5 Photographs