Artist
Augustus F. Rose
born Hebron, Nova Scotia, Canada 1873- died Providence, RI 1946
- Also known as
- Augustus Foster Rose
- Augustus Foster "Gus" Rose
- Born
- Hebron, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Died
- Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Biography
Augustus “Gus” Rose moved to Boston from Nova Scotia in 1887 and studied at the Massachusetts School of Art. He lived most of his life in Providence, Rhode Island, teaching at the Rhode Island School of Design and acting as manual arts director for the city’s public schools. In 1917, Rose founded the Metal Crafts Supply Company, through which he sold many of his own designs for specialized tools.