John C. Menihan artwork circa 1940-1970

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John C. Menihan artwork circa 1940-1970

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Contains four pieces of artwork by Rochester native and artist John C. Menihan. Menihan's artwork can be seen throughout Rochester. John C. Menihan artwork consists of four pieces: Main Line, lithograph, circa 1940; Untitled (fisherman), color lithograph; Nelson Whitaker, oil portrait; Untitled (sometimes known as Miracle of Hearing), acrylic sculpture.

4.0 item(s) (2 lithographs, 1 oil painting, 1 sculpture)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Menihan, John C.

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Printmaker; Rochester, N.Y. From the description of John C. Menihan papers, 1912-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79040849 Printmaker John C. Menihan (1908-1992) started designing and illustrating while he was still in high school. In the 1930's he drew portraits for various Rochester news publications. In 1934 he traveled to Zena, New York to study under lithographer Bolton Brown. His work was later exhibited at the Los Angeles Museum of Fine Art, Albright Art Gallery, ...

Whitaker, Nelson

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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...