Norman Arthur Bate etchings, circa 1958-1960.

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Norman Arthur Bate etchings, circa 1958-1960.

Three etchings by American printmaker and RIT professor Norman Arthur Bate. There are three etchings by Norman Arthur Bate in this collection: "Mouse Hole Mole," 1 of 20, 1958; "Mouse Hole Mole," artist proof; "The Visitors," with embossing and drypoint detail, 3 of 20, 1960.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8178756

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Rochester Institute of Technology. College of Fine and Applied Arts

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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...

Bate, Norman Arthur, 1916-1980,

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Norman Arthur Bate was born January 3, 1916 in Buffalo, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree in Illustration from Pratt and a master's degree in printmaking and painting at the University of Illinois. In the 1950s, Bates gained early recognition as an illustrator of children's books. In 1957, he came to RIT and served as professor of printmaking and illustration until his retirement in 1980. Norman Arthur Bate died in June 1980 in Geneva, New York. From the description of Norman A...