Louis Conrad Rosenberg (1890–1983) was an American artist, architect, author, and educator active between 1914 and 1966 known for his precise staging and rendering of architectural scenes in Europe and the United States during the 1920s and 1930s.
However, Ellis Lawrence, who was then establishing the school of architecture at The University of Oregon, invited Rosenberg to return home to join the faculty as Assistant to the Dean and teach.
He served with The Camouflage Corps, 40th Engineers, under the command of Aymar Embury, a noted New York architect, who formed an 8-man team of professional artists to document the activities of the AEF in France.
Along with Louis Rosenberg this unit included Jules Andre Smith, another fine artist who would attract critical notice and attention following the cessation of hostilities in 1918.
Rosenberg returned to the U.S. in 1919, and following his demobilization from military service, joined the faculty of the University of Oregon, where he continued teaching design and married Marie Louise Allen of Portland.
By Bone's encouragement and influence, Rosenberg was invited to attend The School of Engraving at The Royal College of Art in London, where he studied under the master printmaker Malcolm Osborne, A.R.A.
His 171 etching and drypoint estate prints, as well as scores of architectural illustrations and renderings in pencil, ink, watercolor and photographs have been archived at The University of Oregon in their Special Collections Division.
His alma mater, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, established the Louis C. Rosenberg (1913) Traveling Fellowship in his honor, a highly sought-after prize that continues to be awarded today.
With the start of World War II, Rosenberg enlisted in the U.S. Army and was assigned to a camouflage unit under the command of Aymar Embury, a New York architect.
The unit was broken up after eighteen months at which time Rosenberg returned to Portland, where he worked with local architects Glenn Stanton and Hollis Johnston for three years.