Rhode Island School of Design - Portfolio Yearbook (Providence, RI)

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1953 volume:

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To this sincere and understanding man the class of ’53 grate- fully and happily dedicates this year’s PORTFOLIO. 5eaeen ere TTT BSeensnene H i ib ik Gh OF ninteen hundred fifty three tees verve eanasaihitinnnenastnct contents DEDICATION EDITORIAL STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF FRESHMAN FOUNDATION FINE ARTS painting illustration advertising sculpture ceramics INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION industrial design mechanical design TEXTILE AND CLOTHING textile design textile manufacture textile chemistry apparel design PLANNING architecture landscape architecture interior design TEACHER EDUCATION ACADEMICS MUSEUM LIBRARY CLASS OF 1953 EXHIBITION STUDENT ACTIVITIES athletic association student council spectrum glee club ski club camera club film society architectural society textile club mechanical design society r.is.d. theater take-a-break variety show masque bal ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ADVERTISING Coo Fe 16 20 26 97 EDWARD HOWELL Photography Editor JOHN E. ALCOTT, JR. Editor PEG WILKINSON Advertising Editor BARBARA LOYD Art Editor MICHAEL YOFFE Copy Editor edi toria staff FRANCIS J. DEIGNAN Dean administration GILBERT M. CONGDON, JR. Director of Public Relations ALBERT E. SIMONSON Consultant on Education CHARLES A. DUNN, JR. Acting Director of Admissions GEORGE L. BRADLEY ut : ARTHUR J. FREY Registrar ee Comptroller tana E. DEAN FARNSWORTI GORDON C. ALLEN Superintendent of Buildings Grounds Director of Student Association freshman foundation ‘The definite statement, the accepted fact, and the comfortable assurance of rule are banished up- on entering the gates of Freshman Foundation. Goaded, perplexed, and sometimes frightened, stu- dents begin to scratch the surface of design prob- lems on their own. Looking back on freshmen year we all say “If ’d known then, what I know now”. 10 JOHN R. FRAZIER Chairman Jou in the mad scramble for an easel, spread out your display of paints, little pans, and brushes, and set to work. Contemplate the empty ex- panse of canvas; yours to fill with that “Mental image of the reality before us’. Now if that person would only move over a little... ll 12 HARVE STEIN ‘Tre hard-back chairs and the intricately coiled spoon-shaped lamp will never be forgotten; nor will the communal ash tray, nor the “Shot in the Locker” joke. But above all youll remember the man from whom many faulty il- lustrations received what they deserved, and a few successful ones extorted the spine-tingling “That’s a corking good job”! JAMES F. PFEUFER advertising SorHomores — painting, coffee breaks, life drawing, “will we ever get to advertising?” The juniors — whirlwind pace, layout, coffee breaks, the enthusiastic Miss Skeen, typography, “will we ever finish these assign- ments?” The seniors — competitions, hard work, coffee breaks, the eloquent Mr. Pfeufer, more hard work, a portfolio, “will we ever get a job?” ERE in close quarters pervades the musty aroma of clay, the whir of wheels, the wet slap of clay on clay. Students in plaster- caked dungarees hunch diligently over their work. In one corner a dynamic bull session progresses under Lyle Perkins; subjects range from secular ones such as Marilyn Monroe to lofty ones such as the “aesthetics of pots”. Any ceramist will gladly tell you that the broadening value of ceramics is without equal. a ceramics ae . 14 sculpture Scutprure — round table discussions of classic sculpture or Henry Moore. Set your own pace and limitations. Meet your own deadlines. Do not be preoccupied with being an artist while in school. Make mistakes, plenty of them. Profit by them. If you want to know something, search; if you want a comment, ask. But every morn- ing study the model. 15 INDUSTRIAL ALCOTT Chairman JOHN E. am % Ao MS ing ¥ ¥ me ke BO Be SANS «ty ae ye AA a3 h 16 OC Z. =) a law ioe lo) — 4 — os _ A oe) = - shops “CHROME “RENDERINE JEWELRY mechanical design RUDOLPH E. GRIFFIN industrial design HE machine design student begins with the blank blueprint paper — he finishes with layouts for simple nuts and bolts and lally columns and complex automatic machines — measurements in thousandths, rather than inches, are spoken of. In the classroom there is Mr. Burghoff and his inspiring course in mathematics. In the shop the machine designer experiences the satisfaction of turning out his own design on the lathe. - |_| Ul [eae ROBERT E. REDMANN [te industrial designer — render- ing, jewelry, and ceramics . . . models made from plans. . . field trips for close contact with industry . . . wood- working ... Mr. Redmann and “Why did you do this?” . . . coffee time all the time... Mr. Alcott and “I’ve probably told you this before but” .. . four years of hard work — then designers (2 i rong for industry. 19 are ¥ a 4 airman a ee eh eR et SRR eR” ips. + a a ta cone Rae, ae “es : ‘FALES Ch a6 “Dp ‘¢s ie od LTAl es ‘Ss! = ot. row x est oR seat a Bh reas ¥., eens textile design : L ONG hours of painting in dots cn weave charts, the marvel of watching your own design being printed on cloth, the endless stacks of jacquard cards finally producing a woven design. “It’s perfectly simple;” says Mr. Rines. “Bring your slide rules this afternoon;” says Mr. Dobbins. And the annual pilgrimage to New York with stuffed portfolios — the return to Providence with crushed egos and jaundiced view of the commercial world. : i : i q ; ; i : i Dee ee oe ‘Tne fate of the chemist is to test and to analyze. Aesthetics are sup- planted by the precision of scientific formulas. Cheinists live in a school of their own. Their subjects appall most students — organic chemistry, thermodynamics, kenetics, spectropho- tometry! The rewards are great, how- ever. Real opportunities await the chemists. a ‘[extie engineers never seem to be fully understood by the artist. The awesome clut- ter of machinery, the thrashing of shuttles, the maze of warp threads give a visitor a feeling of being in a complex and bewilder- ing factory. Seen only by the manufacturing students are their classrooms where technol- ogy run high and ink runs low. These are the men who will clothe the backs of the future. 24 apparel design As YE SOW, so shall ye rip” is the motto of the Ap- parel design students. A mouth full of pins, a dress form, and a sewing machine, then a creation in cloth. The peak of the year is the fashion show when to the tune of “A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody”, Mrs. Link’s best is displayed. 25 PLANNING, J. CAROL FULKERSON Chairman PHILIP D. GREER architecture ERNEST H. LICHTBLAU interior design landscape architecture JAMES D. GRAHAM ‘THE Market Street building never seems to close its doors. At almost any hour Students may be seen bent over their draft- ing boards. In architecture, students labor over cross sec- tions and details of their buildings, compute concrete and steel structural systems, striving to combine utility and beauty. “THE constant demand for precision and imagination keeps the Interior Designer apprehensive of Mr. Lichtblau’s “Oh My’ of displeasure, but this can be offset by his under- standing “Ah szo”. The work produced shows the value of discipline. In the corner room on the top floor landscape architecture students relate land and plant form to architecture. Most of their thinking seemse to be done in botanical latin when it comes to identifying anything from a fungus to an elm tree. Religious Conference Center Planning Division NW 14 DNILNV 14 ansuasyg Landscape Architecture Exhibition Garden Architecture Community Center us °° § ec oO ra wo KITCHEN 28 Exhibition House Chair Interior Design Interior Design Tl weet’ . rest eer = Bs tad = % bal or oe fers ws ba i EE a vosmanmecea b Marce into class each day deploring. Motivate pictures with directions. Soon the pupils are exploring, cutting up paper into sections. “Draw a cat; paste some paper, stick an angel on the wall!” “Why do snow-flakes form in crystals?” Make a man just nine heads tall. 30 Wir YES, I hold a B.F.A. Economics? Oh sure! that’s Adam Smith, isn’t itP Good money drives out bad and all that sort of thing. Who wrote the Iliad? Shakespeare, I think. I read it but all I remember is that the author was blind. Freud? We never bothered with him. Sex, you know. Naturally we had a back- ground in art history. No, I'm afraid we never had time to study any 20th century art. TMP sos sceger a LIBRARY Boox-tivep walls, soft lighting, highly pol- ished tables and chairs. The new bookshelf, student equipment and coats everywhere. The magazine corner with the most comfortable chairs always taken. The slide room and “have you got a picture of a moose?” (they have). Research, reading, relaxation . . . the library offers it all. JEANNE B. MAC CREADY Librarian MUSEUM From the day the unwary freshman first discovers the Egyptian room after tak- puted ing a wrong turn on his dash to the cafeteria, the museum plays an undis the 2 part in student lift. Providing art from the classical to modern times llections are a rich source for new approaches and ideas. museum S CO Ceo ete ! ws, eS ¥¥e ane Ta eee otal oats c+ UII NELLIE ZNAMIEROWSKI Vice-President GEORGE LIEBERMAN President RUTH GOODWIN ‘Secretary ROBERT BARRY Treasurer the class of 1953 ALBERT EDWARD ADAMS, JR. Barrington, Rhode Island BFA — Advertising Design JOAN RUTH ALDERMAN New Haven, Connecticut BFA — Painting Ski Club 1 — Secretary Benefit Dormitory | Student Council 2, 3, 4 — Spectrum — Circulation and Publicity Editor 4 Block Print 4 — Deans List 3 36 JOHN E. ALCOTT, JR. Rehoboth, Massachusetts BFA — Advertising Design Class Secretary 1 Student Council 1, 4 Portfolio — Editor 4 ANDREW L. ALGER Schenectady, New York BFA — Industrial Design Society of Mechanical Design 3, 4 Stage Crew | EVA AMANN CYNTHIA AMRINE Plattsburg, New York Rochester, New York BFA—IlIlustration BFA—Illustration Dormitory Council 3 Spectrum 4 ae Pe CHARLES R. ANDERSON PATRICIA BARRETT Freeport, New York Pelham Manor, New York BFA—Advertising Design BFA—Painting Spectrum Business Manager 3, 4 Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Ski Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Portfolio 4 37 ROBERT E. BARRY ROBERT F. BARTON Newport, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island BFA — Advertising Design BFA — Advertising Design Student Council 2, 3 — Treasurer 3 Boston Advertising Club Award 3 — Class Treasurer 4 WILLIAM E. BERRIER BARBARA W. BOOTH Plainfield, New Jersey Fall River, Massachusetts BS — Architecture BFA — Advertising Design Architectural Society 3, 4, 5 — Ski Club 1, 2, 3 Treasurer Prospect Dormitory 3 Swim Club 1, 2, 3 — Student Council 5 Copy Editor Spectrum 4 EUGENE L. BOURDEAUDHUI PEGGY PLUMER BOYD Greystone, Rhode Island Sarasota, Florida BS — Textile Manufacture BS — Landscape Architecture Board of Directors, Architectural Society 3, 4 Spectrum 3 ROBERT A. BRANDRETH D. BRISSON Providence, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island BFA — Illustration BFA — Painting 39 METJE CAPPON BUTLER JOANNE AUDREY CARR Providence, Rhode Island South Dartmouth, Massachusetts BFA—Textile Design BFA—Ceramics Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Student Council 2 — Ski Club 1, 2 Textile Club 2 Spectrum — Publicity and Circulation Editor 4 “Portfolio 4 DOROTHY JEAN CHASE DONIA CHRISTIAN Newport, Rhode Island West Warwick, Rhode Island BFA — Advertising Design BFA — Apparel Design Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Portfolio 4 Portfolio 4 ARMANDO CIAVATTA SUNNY B. COOK Providence, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island BS — Machine Design BFA — Illustration Society of Machine Design 1, 2, 3, 4 — Board of Directors ], 2 Student Council 1, 2 — State and Harris Scholarship 2, 3, 4 JUDITH COTTER JAMES N. CRANOR Cranston, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island BFA — Illustration BFA — Sculpture 41 CYNTHIA A. CRAWFORD RAY R. CROSS Adamsdale, Massachusetts East Pembroke, Massachusetts BFA — Interior Design BS — Architecture Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 — Vice President 4 Architectural Society 2, 3, 4 — Board of Directors 4 Student Council 2, 3 — Class Vice President 2 MARY C. CROWLEY EDWARD J. CZAIKOWSKI Springfield, Massachusetts Hartford, Connecticut BFA — Illustration BFA — Advertising Design 42 SHIRLEY DADISMAN CARL R. DALEY Middletown, Ohio Rehoboth, Massachusetts BFA — Illustration BFA — Industrial Design Machine Design Society 3, 4 PAUL A. DARLING ANTHONY DATTORRO Barrington, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island BFA — Illustration BS — Art Education FRANK H. DEEGAN LOUIS A. DEFUSCO Providence, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island BFA — Advertising Design BFA — Apparel Design Spectrum 3 THOMAS DONKIN ISOLDE DROEMER East Braintree, Massachusetts Hartford, Connecticut BFA — Interior Design BFA — Textile Design Architectural Society 2, 3, 4 Vice-President 4 44 GERALD R. EDWARDS HARRIET H. ELDREDGE East Woodstock, Connecticut East Greenwich, Rhode Island BS — Textile Monvufocture BFA — Ceramics exime UlubdD £, 3, = oi LID AUDREY . ENGELS JON ERIC ERICSON Danbury, Connecticut Wilton, Connecticut : 2 “oi SFA — interior Design BFA — Textile Design Drama Clut 2,3, 4 LFS WINIFRED ANN FAIRWEATHER EDWARD FERREIRA Pawtucket, Rhode Island Pawtucket, Rhode Island BFA — Apparel Design BS — Machine Design Glee Club 1 Society of Mechanical Design 1, 2, 3, 4 Rhode Island State Scholarship 3, 4 R.1.S.D. Scholarship 3, 4 ROBERT M. FLEMING PIERRE J. FLEURANT Wilton, Connecticut Providence, Rhode Island BS — Architecture BS — Téxtile Manufacture Architectural Society .4, 5 Textile Club 2, 3, 4 46 eAmoR so POLE oiporse, Keossucnyse Bt — bttweciimg besegr - 0 t4e50 at WARSATET FOSAETY Gerry, Mew Stanmipeshire Hh — byevars| Design JAMES MALCOLM FORESEES Powrscke Trede sicnd BS — A-mitecur: a = - x ELAINE FRIEDWALD Bronx, New York BFA — Ceramics EVA GEIRINGER Bronxville, New York BFA — Illustration Drama Club 1, 2 Spectrum 3, 4 PAUL J. GEBO Greenfield, Massachusetts BFA — Ceramics Student Council 4 GENE GIANCARLO Wappingers Falls, New York BFA — Industrial Design Society of Mechanical Design 3 Westinghouse Competition 3 PAUL B. GIANNINI Providence, Rhode Island BFA — Illustration LOHR H. GONZALEZ San Juan, Puerto Rico BFA — Advertising Design Spectrum 4 JOHNSON L. GIBBS Little Falls, New York BFA — Ceramics RUTH E. GOODWIN Providence, Rhode Island BFA — Illustration Class Vice President 3 — Class Secretary 4 Student Council 3, 4 — Spectrum 3, 4 Glee Club 1, 3 — R. |. State Scholarship 1, 2, 3, 4 RISD Scholarship 3, 4 49 EARL W. GRANLUND NANETTE GREENBERG Worcester, Massachusetts Elizabeth, New Jersey BS — Art Education BFA — Textile Design Textile Club 2, 3, 4 J. DALTON GRIBBIN MARGERY HAGENBUCH Milton, Massachusetts Port Washington, New York BFA — Illustration BFA — Textile Design Glee Club 3 Glee Club 3, 4 Portfolio 4 EUGENE HAMILL JAMES H. P. HAMILTON Providence, Rhode Island Lambertville, New Jersey BFA — Painting BFA — Painting JAMES L. HAMILTON ANN HASKIN Meriden, Connecticut Burlington, Vermont BFA — Interior Design BFA — Apparel Design Architectural Society 3, 4 — Treasurer Architectural Society 4 Furniture Design Competition 2 — Sailing Association 3, 4 CECILY A. HAZARD PHILIP A. HODGE Port Washington, New York Providence, Rhode Island BFA — Apparel Design BFA — Illustration Spectrum 4 Spectrum 3, 4 ARTHUR W. HOPKINS EDWARD T. HOWELL Chicago, Illinois Chatham, Pennsylvania BFA — Textile Design BFA — Illustration Camera Club 2, 3, 4 — President Camera Club 3, 4 Spectrum 3, 4 — Portfolio 3, 4 Photography Editor — Portfolio — 4 52 FIFI HUNTER LEO IRRERA Rye, New York Brooklyn, New York BFA — Painting BFA — Sculpture Drama Club 1, 2, 3 ROBERT C. JONES ROBERT P. KEATING Granville Center, Massachusetts Waterbury, Connecticut BFA — Painting BS — Architecture Architectural Society 2, 3, 4, 5 53 ELLSWORTH H. KENT East Providence, Rhode Island BS — Architecture Architectural Society 3, 4, 5 ng 28 S42 GEORGE J. KING, JR. Edgewood, Rhode Island BS — Art Education Ski Club 3 — Camera Club 3 Portfolio Photographer 4 — Portfolio 5 54 JOYCE CAROLYN KING West Hartford, Connecticut BFA — Painting Class Secretary 3 Secretary Congdon Dormitory 3 KATHERINE G. KIRKMAN Larchmont, New York BFA — Advertising Design Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4 — Drama Club Key Variety Show 1, 2, 3, 4—Student Council 3 Spectrum 4 — Portfolio 4 HENRY W. KLIPPELL, JR. MICHAEL KOSUBINSKY Providence, Rhode Island Pawtucket, Rhode Island BFA — Ceramics BS — Machine Design -Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Society of Mechanical Design 1, 2, 3, 4 Stage Manager 4 Dean’s List 1, 2 ALFRED KOZAR CONSTANCE A. KUHL Central Falls, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island BS — Architecture BFA — Textile Design Architectural Society 3, 4, 5 President 5 55 56 ROBERT A. LAFORCE Woonsocket, Rhode Island BFA — Textile Design WILLIAM E. LEMOS Providence, Rhode Island BS — Machine Design Society Mechanical Design 1, 2, 3, 4 Board of Directors 1, 2 — President 3 Spectrum 2 WARREN FRED LAYER New York, New York BFA — Industrial Design GEORGE A. LIEBERMAN Providence, Rhode Island BFA — Advertising Design Class Treasurer 3 — Class President 4 Student Council 3, 4 Spectrum — Advertising Director 3, 4 BARBARA A. LOYD JOHN H. MANGS Pleasantville, New York Branford, Connecticut BFA — Advertising Design BS — Architecture Portfolio 2, 4 Architectural Society 3, 4, 5 Art Editor 4 Board of Directors 3, 4, 5 WILLIAM R. MARLEY, JR. JOHN MAROZIK Jackson, Mississippi Providence, Rhode Island BFA — Textile Design BS — Textile Manufacture Student Council 2, 4 — Drama Club 2, 3, 4 President 4 Drama Club Key — Textile Club 2, 3, 4 57 THOMAS B. MARSTON, JR. ROBERT E. MATHEWSON Newton, Massachusetts Cranston, Rhode Island BS — Landscape Architecture BS — Textile Manufacture Textile Club 1, 2, 3, 4 GEORGE S. MAVER WARREN H. MAXFIELD Quincy, Massachusetts Muskegon, Michigan BS — Art Education BFA — Ceramics Athletic Association 1, 2, 3 Drama Club 3, 4 Portfolio 4 Sailing Club 3 Spectrum 4 58 FREDERICK PAUL McKENNA ROBERT McKENNA Providence, Rhode Island Norwood, Rhode Island BS — Textile Chemistry BFA — Illustration Student Council 2, 3, 4 Textile Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Vice Pres., Pres. 3 EDWARD J. McNAMARA LESTER J. MILLMAN Taunton, Massachusetts Providence, Rhode Island BS — Textile Chemistry BS — Architecture Student Council 1, 2 Architectural Society 3, 4, 5 Textile Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Ski Club 1 59 MARY ELLEN MILLS RAYMOND MONAHAN Rockport, Massachusetts Pawtucket, Rhode Island BFA — Advertising Design BS — Machine Design Glee Club 1 Society of Mechanical Design 1, 2, 3, 4 Treasurer Congdon Dormitory 3 “ P. F. MORANO BRETON B. MORSE Brockton, Massachusetts Washington, D. C. BFA — Painting BFA — Illustration Drama Club 2, 3, 4 JOHN W. MOSES Glendale, California BFA — Interior Design Architectural Society 2, 3, 4 NICHOLAS ORSINI Edgewood, Rhode Island BFA — Painting LEN O’HEARN Providence, Rhode Island BFA — Illustration ARTHUR PATRICK O’SULLIVAN Newport, Rhode Island BS — Machine Design Society of Mechanical Design 1, 2, 3, 4 Dean’s List 3 61 GINO F. PALUZZI WALTER F. PASIEKA Greensburg, Pennsylvania New Bedford, Massachusetts BS — Architecture BS — Architecture Swimming 2, 3 — Glee Club 3, 4, 5 Architectural Society 4, 5 RUTH ANN QUIGLEY BRUCE A. RANDALL Newtonville, Massachusetts Charlestown, Rhode Island BFA — Advertising Design BS — Textile Manufacture Swimming 1, 2 — Spectrum 4 Textile Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 4 V. Pres. Textile 4 Student Council 4 JOAN MIRIAM RAPPOP ORT VIRGIL RASTA White Plains, New York Woonsocket, Rhode Island BFA —Textile Design BFA — Painting Spectrum 2, 3, 4, News Editor 3, 4 Textile Club 3, 4 JEAN E. RICHARDSON JAMES B. RIECK Stockbridge, Massachusetts Nutley, New Jersey BFA — Apparel Design BS — Machine Design Student Council 2, 3, 4 Society of Mechanical Design, Secretary 3 GENE ROSIKIEWICZ ARTHUR ROY Jersey City, New Jersey Berlin, New Hampshire BFA — Illustration BFA — Ceramics RUSSELL R. SANTORA JUDITH |. SCHLESINGER New Haven, Connecticut Newton Center, Massachusetts BS — Architecture BFA—Ceramics Architectural Society 4, 5 Drama Club 1} Swimming 2, 3, 4 NAHB — Forum Contest — 2nd prize JOANNE SEARLES DAWN MALVEN Pawtucket, Rhode Island Wilton, New Hampshire BFA — Apparel Design BS — Interior Design Drama Club 1 Ski Club 1 Portfolio 4 Architectural Society 2, 3, 4 FRED A. SENFTLEBER JAMES F. SHANLEY Merrick, Long Island, New York Fall River, Massachusetts BFA — Interior Design BS — Textile Chemistry Ski Club 1, 2 Textile Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Architectural Society 2, 3, 4 Furniture Design Competition 2 66 HARRIETTE B. SIBLEY Bennington, Vermont BFA — Painting Class Secretary 1, 2 Secretary Benefit Dormitory 2 Student Council 1, 2 ROBERT C. SMITH Boston, Massachusetts BS — Landscape Architecture HELENA L. SLAUGH Lancaster, Pennsylvania BFA — Illustration Drama Club 1 — Film Society Secretary 3 Student Council 3, 4 — Spectrum 3, 4 HERMAN D. J. SPIEGEL Boston, Massachusetts BS — Architecture Student Council 2 — Architectural Society 4, 5 Board of Directors 4 — Camera Club 4, 5 A.|.A. 4, 5 — 1.F.T. Society President 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 JOHN H. SQUADRA IAN A. STEVENSON Pelham, New York Westerly, Rhode Island BFA — Industrial Design BS — Landscape Architecture Architectural Society 2, 3, 4 MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN RAYMOND J. SULLIVAN Newport, Rhode Island New Bedford, Massachusetts BS — Machine Design BFA— Industrial Design Society of Mechanical Design 1, 2, 3, 4 Ski Club 1,2, °3 Vice-President 4 Drama Club 4 67 NAN H. SUMMERS RICHARD P. SWALLOW Providence, Rhode Island Pawtucket, Rhode Island BFA — Illustration BS — Architecture Ski Club 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 — Glee Club 3, 4, 5 President 3, 4 — Student Council 3, 4 Drama Club 3 — Architectural Society 3, 4, 5 JUDY THAXTER RAYMOND W. THOMAS Hingham, Massachusetts Pascoag, Rhode Island BFA — Advertising Design BS — Textile Manufacture Ski Club | — Student Council 4 — Class Treasurer 2 Textile Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Spectrum — Production Editor 3 — Art Editor 4 SHIRLEY W. THOMPSON JOHN A. TOPOLESKI Easton, Connecticut Middletown, Connecticut BFA — Textile Design BFA — Sculpture Glee Club 3, 4 — Secretary — Treasurer 4 Swim Club 1, 2, 4 Ski Club 3, 4 Portfolio 4 President Waterman Dormitory 4 NORMAN ELI TOROSIAN ARTHUR R. TURNER Worcester, Massachusetts Norwood, Massachusetts BS — Machine Design BFA — Advertising Design Student Council 3, 4 Society of Mechanical Design 3, 4 Secretary 4 69 MAURICE D. VEZINA ANTHONY ANDREWS WARING Sanford, Maine South Swansea, Massachusetts BS — Textile Manufacture BS — Architecture Textile Club 1, 2, 3 Class Vice-President 1 — Student Council 1 Architectural Society 3, 4, 5 Board of Directors 5 — Ski Club 5 NOEL E. WEBER HANS D. WENDLER Providence, Rhode Island Dayville, Connecticut BFA — Illustration BS — Textile Manufacture Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Textile Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Spectrum 3, 4 RAY B. WHEELER WILLIAM S. WIGHTMAN Chatham, Massachusetts Saybrook Point, Connecticut BFA — Industrial Design BS — Textile Manufacture Deans List 1 — Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4 Textile Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Vice-President 2 — President 3, 4 Spectrum 4 — Portfolio 2, 3, 4 Swim Club 1, 2, 3 PEGGY WILKINSON VIRGINIA A. WILLIAMSON Rumford, Rhode Island West Barrington, Rhode Island BFA — Advertising Design BS — Art Education Spectrum 4 Portfolio — Advertising Manager 4 71 72 SARAH P. WINLOCK Philadelphia, Pennsylvania BFA — Illustration VIRGINIA WOODS Hartford, Connecticut BFA — Painting Glee Club 2, 4 Sailing Club 3, 4 ee ee SUSAN WOODBURY Milton Mills, New Hampshire BFA — Textile Design Textile Club 1, 2, 3, 4 — Ski Club 1, 4 Glee Club 2, 3, 4 — Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4 MICHAEL L. YOFFE Newton, Massachusetts BFA — Textile Design Textile Club 2, 3, 4 — Student Council 2, 4 — Vice-President 4 Class President 3 — Drama Club 3 Camera Club 4 — Portfolio — Copy Editor 4 $42 ‘ JMaasanataeseaysiegpraec ‘ PIU atau sancrane x 2 MISSA Nasnsaaeasea say SINUS Dtietcatureaeys 1439 Bs ussuasinasinensssn PACD Na 8h 4 4; Be te Aas Sasbiasrraasy an PEST TEe paeaeeenaa8 nas te Tey, + fT ; ssasiplidisestan it MsAspbect Sh45839 snap ee Ham SEBS NAR Na ey SAsso ion AOS $8 SEPAABAAESA WARREN B. R. ZETTERSTROM NELLIE |. ZNAMIEROWSKI Providence, Rhode Island Amsterdam, New York BS — Architecture BFA — Textile Design Drama Club 1, 2, 4 — Glee Club 1, 2 — Spectrum 3, 4 Textile Club 3, 4 — Treasurer 4 — Class Vice-President 4 BEN WEISS GEORGE KIERS Providence, Rhode Island Saylesville, Rhode Island BS — Art Education BS — Art Education 73 74 A LMITED collection of work of the members of the graduating class of 1953. No attempt has been made here to show the comprehensive spread of various abilities, but rather a sample of each student endeavor, to keep alive for the future the memories of student efforts. 1 Sally Winlock Painting 2 Joan Alderman Painting 3 Gene Rosikiewicz Illustration 4 Nan Sumners Illustration 5 Eva Geiringer Illustration mi et eee 76 Oll LEVEL i ALN | of PAZ ———— fad —————— wen SS as SSP Sk a= Willa: SANifg this, aoe — 6 7 8 13 14 John Alcott, Jr. Advertising Sunny Cook Illustration George Lieberman Advertising Barbara Loyd Advertising Robert Barry Advertising Leo Irrera Sculpture Earl Granelin Art Education Barbara Williamson Andrew Alger James Rieck Industrial Design Machine Design Art Education 14 77 S 0 2 eae SSeS ae he cs aetea we tae g 5 Sop oS Ee Se Siage = 2 = 3 en ¢ 1) = ss 86 SA hea Ea ae tee eSou Lae oo oS 5s 8 ss soles 5 3 sus ON = 8 o B o Ar {els} 2a gz .e once Sh Sy ss 8 SS Cae aie ae aisle Owe a mS Sw Ss Sse S MoM vw ©£ 3: 8 8 Mise) rs 35 3 S = Ss KAR S Am Oo = fo eo alae) - © DD on an oO aA en | NANA A 1 Gad eS oes ry as ae Ee : : biseserge PrP are epee tata ee 78 a it 79 STUDENT ACTIVITIES ‘THe Athletic Association gives students a chance to stretch their weary muscles and escape from the drawing board. Any- one for tennis, skiing, basket- ball? — or do you prefer a relaxing game of pool? athletic association 81 The meeting please come to order.” These words open another meeting of the R.I.S.D. Student Council. Rep- resentatives from every department, club and organiza- tion attend and act as liaison between the students and the administration. The council organizes and supervises social, athletic, and cultural activities and has the responsibility of appropriating the student association fund among the clubs and classes. Fac quarter, students await anxiously for the pocket-size Spectrum. The magazine offers a mixed salad of spot drawings, photographs, humorous articles, and feature stories. At the same time Spectrum gives the staff an opportunity for practical training in the publications field. Spectrum 83 - 3 og = bad 3 Wirn a package of azo-bromo-chloral-opal underarm, the photographer scales the endless flights to the darkroom at the top of the Col- lege Building. In the darkness diffused only by the erie yellow of the safelight, the club members work efficiently, cropping, “burning-in, developing. An occasional cluck of satisfaction is heard when after twenty test exposures the twenty-first is successful. The Film Society attempts to present a selection of film classics, ranging from the silent days-of film down to the present time. This year the society — was blessed with more than its usual | a quota of contemporary films. The __ i dynamic Tallulah appeared in “Life- E: boat” and thé outstanding presentation of the season was the comedy, “Tight a Little Island.” a. For those who like to sing for sheér enjoyment the R.I.S.D. Glee Club is the best outlet. Under the di- rection of Hollis E. Grant the club presents a versatile program of light and classical musi¢, The final pro- duction of the year, THE BROOKLYN BASEBALL CANTATA, proves that fun combined with artistry provides good listening. ITH its freshmen “snow bunnies” _ the Ski Club headed north to the mountains — Cannon Mountain, Stowe, and Mad River Glenn. The trip to Cannon Mountain was mem- orable. There was enough snow for skiing, enough ice for a few spills and just enough rain for bridge. Then the spring picnic is the final good time to a successful year. 85 86 = ARCHITECTIUR ase i ; al a architectural society ‘Tue Society for Mechanical Design is a club with an eye to the future. The school curriculum is expanded by means of films on modern techniques in production and by lectures designed to advance the students understanding of the oppor- tunities he will find in industry. ‘Tue Architectural Society is organized for closer relations between the students and the profession. The activities range from talks on steel construction to films on color for in- teriors. Another function of the Society are field trips to sites of contemporary architecture. Tue Textile Club provides a combination of social and edu- cational activities. The club sponsors the annual Sadie Hawkins Day dance as well as speakers and films on a variety of subjects ranging from synthetic fibers to current fashions. Annually at the Textile Banquet the club brings to- gether the school and alumni for an evening of food and fun. mS = 2 SS S SS The Drama Club gives the student an opportunity to partake in an enriching extra-curricular ac- tivity, either in stage designing, costuming, directing, or acting. Best remembered are the stupendous productions of DREAM GIRL with its fifteen sets, the theater in the round, and Somerset Maugham’s witty play THE CIRCLE. Wirtn freshly shaved faces, hair combed, the men escorted dazzling co-eds in evening gowns — Cinderellas of the clay pots, drawing boards, and looms. Take-a-Break week- end started Friday evening with a full course dinner and formal dance. Everything from the music to the Take-a- Break queen made for a perfect beginning of the weekend. 90 Tre crowd was exceptionally large this year — and by the look of some of the faces in.the faculty reception line they were both surprised and pleased at the newly transformed students. 91 Tue Variety Show with its perennial high kicking bevy of beauties, the glamour of vaudeville appears at R.I.S.D. for one fleeting evening. A few of the high-lights of the show are the faculty skits which brought tears of laughter, the “Millstone Brothers” in flawless harmony, and the Raga- muffins in an inventive soft shoe dance. After the show the mob poured into a smoke filled “barn” at Rhodes. The next afternoon they gathered once more for the jazz concert and welcome hot coffee — the end of Take-A-Break weekend. 93 94 ‘Tre crush of people, the blare of the band, fantastic black and white costumes and lavish decorations made the Bal Masque a wonderful evening — even though a bit unreal. LIFE had a field day photographing its own cover, Toulouse-Lautrec, and “jailbirds.” 95 John Alcott, Jr. Editor Ed Howell Photography Editor Michael Yoffe Copy Editor Peg Wilkinson Advertising Editor and Barbara Loyd, Art Editor, who edited generally and styled graphically this book in fulfill- ment of her degree project, extend grateful thanks to all those who contributed to the 1953 PORTFOLIO. 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