Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Applied Art

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Art old art takes on a new twist in a rug weaving class A student undertakes the tedious process of inking in a fabric design exhibitions. The first was at the Harvard School of Architecture in April, 1952, and the second was at Rochester's own Memorial Art Gallery in December and January of this school year. At these shows were exhibited the best pieces of work done by both the faculty and the students. Many people attended both shows and were very much pleased with the results. As a student enters the school, he automatically becomes a journeyman This gives him the right to send articles which he makes to the American House, which is located in New York City. These pieces are put in the showroom for sale. If the pieces arc sold, the American House sends a check to the Crafts School, where the amount is divided up for the various costs, such as material and labor. In this way, the stu- dent can find out if his product will sell while it gives him a little money to help in meeting school expenses. The last summer that the journeymen are at school, their time is devoted to designing and producing a “Journeyman’s Piece,” upon which their final grade is based. Designing and producing specific items take up most of the second year, preparing the student for his future career. It is in his creative hands that we place the designs for the future. A beautiful vase will be this student’s reward for the long hours spent and the muddy hands Fifteen

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Stanlev Witmeyer Freida Rau Ralph Avery M ilton Bond Charles Horn Along Clements Sylvia Davis Ruth Gutfrucht Every now and then, on the campus of R.I.T., one catches a glimpse of a beast of burden making his un- sure way beneath a conglommeration of fishing-tackle, all-sized drawing pads, text books, T-square, and as- sorted regalia. Thafs an art student! But if his physi- cal pack is heavy, his intellectual and emotional pack is heavier yet. While quietly drowning in the whirlpool of a new school, new friends, and new attitudes, the freshman art student is further bewildered by the overwhelming assortment of ideas and principles in his chosen field. He still retains a half-hearted awe for Walt Disney, yet is tempted by the iconoclastic pronouncements of Dali, Mondrian, and company. His vocabulary is del- uged by the many ism's of the art world. Surrealism, Cubism, Realism arc all familiar words which suddenly take on life. He begins to know how to make things happen with charred wood and paper, and his blue- ringed eyes are miraculously open, drinking in the beauty behind which lie accurately stated principles of design. He begins to observe with new interest the Elizabeth Mesmer Jacqueline O'Connell Harold Richardson Fred Wells Seventeen