Avery, Ralph Hillyer, 1906-1976

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Watercolor artist Ralph Avery (1906-1976) graduated from RIT in 1928 and taught in the Applied Art Department at RIT for 25 years. He lived in Rochester for most of his adult life and frequently painted scenes from the local area's gray, foggy views of the downtown skyline, portraits of elegant old city homes, and abstractions of natural areas from the surrounding landscape. Avery was also a well-known illustrator, working for clients such as General Motors, Reader's Digest, and other popular magazines.

From the description of Ralph Avery lithographs, circa 1930-1965. (RIT Library). WorldCat record id: 767838220

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referencedIn RIT 150th Anniversary Art Show collection 1891-1979 RIT Library, Wallace Library
referencedIn Collection on Ralph Avery, 1927-1986/ RIT Library, Wallace Library
referencedIn Norman Kent Papers, 1920-1971 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf American Artists Group records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Witmeyer, Stanley Herbert, 1913- ,. Stanley H. Witmeyer papers. 1960-1993. RIT Library, Wallace Library
creatorOf Norman Kent papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Giopulos, Peter,. Peter Giopulos files on campus art 1999-2004 RIT Library, Wallace Library
creatorOf Avery, Ralph Hillyer, 1906-1976,. Ralph Avery lithographs, circa 1930-1965. RIT Library, Wallace Library
referencedIn Gordon, Stanley, 1919-. Stanley Gordon oil portraits, circa 1958-2000. RIT Library, Wallace Library
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associatedWith American Artists Group. corporateBody
associatedWith Giopulos, Peter, person
associatedWith Gordon, Stanley, 1919- person
associatedWith Kent, Norman, 1903-1972. person
associatedWith Rochester Institute of Technology corporateBody
associatedWith Rochester Institute of Technology. Applied Art Department corporateBody
associatedWith Witmeyer, Stanley Herbert, 1913- , person
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Rochester (N.Y.)
New York (State)--Rochester
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Birth 1906-09-03

Death 1976

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