Rhode Island School of Design. Painting Department records Painting Department records 1987-2010

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Rhode Island School of Design. Painting Department records Painting Department records 1987-2010

This collection consists of BFA and MFA theses from 1987-2010 arranged alphabetically and organized by year.

14 linear feet

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Rhode Island School of Design. Department of Painting

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RISD created the Freehand and Painting Department in 1901 as part of a general reorganization of the school. Taught since the school's opening in 1878, painting was part of the general Freehand Department, 1886-1901. Instruction was based upon the independent French atelier system. The appointment of John R. Frazier as Department Head in 1923 led to a gradual move to a unified curriculum. The 1930s brought course work in the Mural Painting (1933-1947) and Portraiture (1...