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Born and raised in Baltimore County, Isabel Hulings Klots met her future husband Trafford P. Klots, also from Baltimore, while traveling in Paris in 1939.They were married in 1942 and, after Captain Klots’ military service in World War II, they began to split their time between Baltimore and the Klots family’s Château in Rochefort-en-Terre, France, which became a welcome home and inspiring painting site for many of their artist friends.After Trafford’s death, Isabel continued to welcome artists to paint at the Château, a tradition which evolved into The Alfred and Trafford Klots’Artist Residency Program at Rocheforten-Terre. Formally initiated in 1990, this program brings established mid-career American and French artists to the Château for monthlong residencies in spring, summer, and fall each year. It has been administered by MICA since 1995.Today, it is an important component of the College’s international programs for artists. In July 2005, Mme. Klots, the Chatelaine de Rochefort, was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honors by the French government to recognize her eminent service to the Republic of France. “ There have always been artists here—in Brittany, of course, but also at this Château. My late husband, Trafford Klots, spent his life as an artist sharing his time between France and the United States. His father, also an artist, had purchased the ruins of this structure in 1905 and transformed it. It became our second home after World War II, and was always a haven for the artists who visited us. I have a strong belief that the cross-cultural exchange between American and European artists that was our daily life here is valuable to any artist. It enlarges their vision. THE FRIENDS OF ROCHEFORT-EN-TERRE HAVE BEEN One reason why we established ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THAT THE PROGRAM CONTIN- the artists’ residency program at the Château was to continue to UES. THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT MADE IT POSSIBLE provide this experience to con- TO RENOVATE ARTIST’S HOUSING AT THE CHATEAU. temporary, established artists.The artists who have stayed here have loved it, and, in turn, the support the program receives has been helpful in maintaining the Château. And the presence of this program makes the Château a true center of cultural life in this region.The annual exhibition of work by the resident artists is a major event, and the quality of that exhibition is a tremendous reflection of the quality of the artists in the program. This program wouldn’t be possible without the Maryland Institute, which attracts really top-caliber artists. The Friends of Rochefort-en-Terre have been essential to ensuring that the program continues.Their generous support made it possible to increase the endowment that I established at MICA, to renovate artist’s housing at the Château, and to provide four artists a year with fellowships to help cover the costs of their travel to Rochefort for their residencies.
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