Luvon Sheppard watercolor paintings, circa 1990-2002.

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Luvon Sheppard watercolor paintings, circa 1990-2002.

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Luvon Sheppard watercolors consists of 5 paintings, most depicting Rochester, New York. Luvon Sheppard watercolors consists of 5 paintings, most depicting Rochester, New York. Most are on display throughout the RIT Henrietta campus: "Going Up?," size not documented; "Untitled" (Rochester), 35 x 48 inches; "Untitled" (High Falls), size not documented; "Rochester, State and Main Street," 7 x 9 feet; "Untitled" (Rochester scenes), set of 8 paintings, 2002, 18 x 24 inches each

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Rochester Institute of Technology. School of Art and Design

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Sheppard, Luvon,

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Luvon Sheppard studied at RIT, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and a Master of Science in Art Education. He has been teaching illustration and painting at RIT since 1972. Sheppard's paintings often reflect his involvement in the local community. He has painted many local street scenes and portraits of prominent local African-Americans, including Frederick Douglass and Garth Fagan. He founded the Allofus Art Workshop for children and has received various awards for his artwork and...

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...