Avery, Ralph Hillyer, 1906-1976
Variant namesWatercolor artist Ralph Avery (1906-1976) graduated from RIT in 1928 and taught in the Applied Art Department at RIT for 25 years. He lived in Rochester for most of his adult life and frequently painted scenes from the local area's gray, foggy views of the downtown skyline, portraits of elegant old city homes, and abstractions of natural areas from the surrounding landscape. Avery was also a well-known illustrator, working for clients such as General Motors, Reader's Digest, and other popular magazines.
From the description of Ralph Avery lithographs, circa 1930-1965. (RIT Library). WorldCat record id: 767838220
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| referencedIn | RIT 150th Anniversary Art Show collection 1891-1979 | RIT Library, Wallace Library | |
| referencedIn | Collection on Ralph Avery, 1927-1986/ | RIT Library, Wallace Library | |
| referencedIn | Norman Kent Papers, 1920-1971 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| creatorOf | American Artists Group records | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Witmeyer, Stanley Herbert, 1913- ,. Stanley H. Witmeyer papers. 1960-1993. | RIT Library, Wallace Library | |
| creatorOf | Norman Kent papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Giopulos, Peter,. Peter Giopulos files on campus art 1999-2004 | RIT Library, Wallace Library | |
| creatorOf | Avery, Ralph Hillyer, 1906-1976,. Ralph Avery lithographs, circa 1930-1965. | RIT Library, Wallace Library | |
| referencedIn | Gordon, Stanley, 1919-. Stanley Gordon oil portraits, circa 1958-2000. | RIT Library, Wallace Library |
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| associatedWith | American Artists Group. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Giopulos, Peter, | person |
| associatedWith | Gordon, Stanley, 1919- | person |
| associatedWith | Kent, Norman, 1903-1972. | person |
| associatedWith | Rochester Institute of Technology | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rochester Institute of Technology. Applied Art Department | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Witmeyer, Stanley Herbert, 1913- , | person |
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Birth 1906-09-03
Death 1976
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