Donald Bujnowski tapestries, circa 1970-1982.

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Donald Bujnowski tapestries, circa 1970-1982.

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Donald Bujnowski tapestries contains 4 wall hangings: Untitled wall hanging, brown tones: 84 x 36 inches; Untitled 3-leaf clover motif: 58 x 58 inches; Untitled pine tree motif: 22 x 21 inches; Handwoven multicolor tapestries (reredos), set of 6, 28 x 8 feet each. The reredos were made in 1970 as three School for American Craftsmen faculty were commissioned by the RIT Women's Council to create furnishings used to transform Ingle Auditorium into a place of worship each weekend. William Keyser, Donald Bujnowski, and Christensen contributed to this effort. These furnishings are now part of the Schmitt Interfaith Center. Donald Bujnowski tapestries contains 4 pieces: 1 wall hanging, 1 3-leaf clover motif, 1 pine trees motif, and 1 set of handwoven tapestries.

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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School for American Craftsmen

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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...

Bujnowski, Donald, 1933-2007,

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Donald Bujnowski graduated from the School for American Craftsmen (SAC) at RIT in 1953. After graduating, he worked for famed textile designer Dorothy Liebes and as a textile designer and stylist at Gloversville Knitting Mills. He continued his schooling and earned a Bachelor's in education from the State University College at Buffalo and taught there for two years before earning his Master's in education from the University of Minnesota. In 1961, he returned to SAC to teach textile design and w...