To Peel An Onion

About the Book

In 1925, Latvia enjoyed a prosperous resurgence of life as a country that had
won independence after WWI.
Into this setting, Gerda Roze was born, the only child of two doting parents who
sent her to the finest schools to study with the best teachers. By her early teens,
Gerda was an accomplished pianist and dreamed of entering medical school. But
on her 15th birthday, her idyllic world collapsed when the Soviet Union invaded
her homeland.
From that moment forward, Gerda led many lives as she and her mother
struggled against insurmountable odds to rebuild the future she lost on that
day. The young girl who dreamed of being a doctor would eventually – at the
age of 40- find her true voice in art.
Gerda’s story is one of plans that arise from chaotic circumstances, determination
in the face of rock-solid roadblocks, and hope in the midst of despair.  

About the Author

New York artist GERDA ROZE was born in Riga, Latvia and came to the United States after WWII. A painter, printmaker and constructionist, she earned her B.S. degree from Columbia University, and studied Art History at NYU. Her formal art training began at the Art Students League in NYC. Independently, she has studied painting at the Chelsea College of Art in London, England and printmaking with Pratt at the Scoula Internacionale di Graphica in Venice, Italy. The artist’s non-objective abstractions have ruled her creations since the early 1970’s and continue to reflect her independence and innovation. Her works are represented in corporate and private collections in the USA, Canada and Europe, including 4 prints in the National Art Museum ‘ Arsenals’ in Riga and six paintings in ‘ The Diaspora Museum of Latvian Art’ in Cesis. Since 1979, the artist has had 18 solo shows. For detailed information see www.gerdarozeart.com