RIT 150th Anniversary Art Show collection 1891-1979

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RIT 150th Anniversary Art Show collection 1891-1979

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The RIT 150th Anniversary Art Show collection consists of works of art included in the title exhibit. The works, which used a variety of media and materials, were done by Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) students and faculty members between 1891 and 1979. Some artists with items in the collection include Ralph Avery, Milton Bond, Alling Clements, Eugene Colby, Bob Conge, Byron Culver, Stan Gordon, Charles Horn, Clayton Knight, Elmer Messner, Clifford Ulp, John Wenrich, and Carl Zollo. In addition to these works, the collection includes labels that were used during the exhibit. Most of these labels consist of photographs related to the artists and their time at RIT. Collection of artwork exhibited in the Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) 150th Anniversary Art Show. RIT celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1979. The collection includes works by both students and faculty done in a variety of media.

37.5 linear feet (11 lid boxes, 4 flat file drawers)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8144629

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Knight, Clayton, 1891-1969

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Witmeyer, Stanley Herbert (American painter, born 1913)

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Stanley Herbert Witmeyer was born in Palmyra, PA in 1913. One of eight children, Witmeyer started playing basketball at a nearby church in the afternoons. After graduating from a technical high school, he attended the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), then known as the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (RAMI), where he earned his art degree. While at RAMI, Witmeyer played on the school's basketball team and served as the team's captain during his senior year. An all-star player,...

Conge, Bob,

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Horn, Charles C., 1889-1957.

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Charles C. Horn was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied art at the Pratt Institute. He began teaching at the School of Art and Design of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (a precursor to RIT) in 1921. Previously, he was art supervisor for public schools in Summit, New Jersey, head of the art department of Laidlaw Company (an advertising agency), and art director for Dawley Studios (a motion picture company). In 1943, he devised the Horn Art Aptitude Inventory. This test was used...

Culver, Byron, d. 1971.

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Colby, Eugene C., 1846-1930.

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Rochester institute of technology

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It is unclear when the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) first admitted minority students. However, it appears as though the first African American students entered the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed RIT in 1944) during the early 1900s. For instance, in 1906 Fredericka Sprague, the granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, took classes at the Institute. There are several other instances of African American students attending the school during the early 20th century as well...

Messner, Elmer R., 1900-1979.

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Wenrich, John C., 1894-1970.

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John C. Wenrich (1894-1970) was born in Cumberland, MD on May 3, 1894, the son of a locomotive engineer. After finishing high school, Wenrich began working for an architectural firm in the Cumberland area. He considered studying for a career in architectural design, but had struggled with mathematics. Instead, he enrolled at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (RAMI) in 1914, where he studied drawing and design. In 1916, Wenrich received the Wiltsie Water-Color prize, an award given ...

Bond, Milton E., 1891-1970.

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Zollo, Carl.

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Rochester Institute of Technology. 150th Anniversary Art Show.

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Avery, Ralph Hillyer, 1906-1976

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Gordon, Stanley B

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Clements, Alling b. 1891.

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Ulp, Clifford M. 1885-1958.

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