Frederick E. Walrath pottery , circa 1900-1920.

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Frederick E. Walrath pottery , circa 1900-1920.

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Frederick E. Walrath pottery consists of 2 pieces. The first, a set of bookends, depicts a child reading a book. The second item is a vase depicting a seated woman. The collection contains 2 pieces of pottery made by artist Frederick E. Walrath.

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute

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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...

Walrath, Frederick E., 1871-1921,

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Born in 1871, studio potter Frederick Walrath studied with Charles Binns at the New York State School of Ceramics in Alfred, New York. He worked at Greuby Faience Company in Boston before teaching at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute from 1908 until 1918. Active in the local art scene, Walrath participated in the Art League of Rochester. Frederick E. Walrath died in 1921. From the description of Frederick E. Walrath pottery , circa 1900-1920. (RIT Library). WorldCat rec...