Norman Kent artwork, circa 1925-1965.

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Norman Kent artwork, circa 1925-1965.

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Norman Kent artwork contains four pieces: "March Thaw," woodcut, undated; "Our O'Clock," woodcut, undated; "Little Champlain Street, Quebec," linocut?, 1944; "Soldier," watercolor painting, 1926 Three prints and watercolor painting by artist and illustrator Norman Kent. Kent graduated from RIT in 1925 with a degree in Applied Arts.

4.0 item(s) (2 woodcuts, 1 linocut, 1 watercolor)

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. Applied Art Department.

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Kent, Norman, 1903-1972

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Artist and art educator Norman Kent (1903-1972) graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1925. He began his career as a Buffalo-based illustrator before teaching at Hobart and William Smith colleges in Geneva. He later served as the editor of American Artist magazine for more than 25 years. Kent was best known for his woodcuts and watercolor landscapes. [From http://artoncampus.rit.edu/artist/64/] From the guide to the Norman Kent Papers, 1920-1971, (Special Collection...

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...