Philip Bornarth artwork, circa 1969-1990.

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Philip Bornarth artwork, circa 1969-1990.

Philip Bornarth artwork contains four pieces, likely made while Bornarth was a professor in the School of Fine and Applied Arts at RIT. "Untitled" (flowers), ink drawing; "Untitled" (flowers with gold leaf), painting; "Untitled" (Quarter Mile at RIT), print?, 2 copies. Philip Bornarth artwork contains a drawing, painting, and two prints. Bornarth taught drawing and painting at RIT from 1960-1999.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8148794

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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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...

Rochester Institute of Technology. College of Fine and Applied Arts

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Bornarth, Philip,

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Landscape painter Philip Bornarth studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and earned a graduate degree in art from Northwestern University. His first teaching position was at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 1960 he began teaching drawing and painting at RIT. Bornarth served on the RIT faculty until his retirement 39 years later. Bornarth's work is widely held in public and private collections including Xerox, Eastman Kodak, Strong Memorial Hospital, and Chase Manhattan Bank. ...