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Ramon Santiago prints

 Collection — Box: 8 (AOC)
Identifier: RITArt-0029

Scope and Contents

Ramon Santiago prints contain screen prints and lithographs. One set of lithographs is an untitled portfolio.

  • Untitled (portfolio), 6 lithographs, 1973
  • ;
  • Untitled (woman with horned figure), 2 screen prints, 1976
  • ;
  • Head, lithograph, undated
  • Dates

    • Creation: circa 1973-1976

    Creator

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is open to researchers.

    Biographical / Historical

    Born in Rochester, New York, Ramón Santiago (1943-2001) began painting while attending Mt. San Antonio College in California in 1961. He returned to Rochester to study art at RIT from 1963 to 1965. After serving in the United States Marine Corps in the mid-1960s, he began his professional art career. Influenced by Chagall, Picasso, Dali and others, Santiago's work is a figurative style with dramatic fantasy. Santiago’s works are held by numerous museums, including Carnegie Mellon Collection in Pittsburgh, Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, and the Museum of Modern Art in Palermo, Italy.

    Extent

    9 Item(s) (7 Lithographs, 2 Screen prints)

    Language

    English

    Overview

    Ramon Santiago contains a portfolio, screen prints, and lithographs. Santiago attended studied art at RIT from 1963-1965.

    Arrangement

    Collection consists of 9 items.

    Physical Location

    C.S. North, Shelf 89, Box 8 (with Art on Campus collection)
    RIT Art Collection

    Bibliography

    • Ramon Santiago at Art on Campus, Rochester Institute of Technology

    Dimensions

    Prints vary in size: 19 x 15 to 31 x 28.5 inches

    Processing Information

    Finding aid created by Amy Vilz in August 2011.

    Title
    Ramon Santiago prints
    Status
    Published
    Subtitle
    RIT Art Collection
    Author
    Amy Vilz
    Date
    31 August 2011
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    Language of description note
    English

    Repository Details

    Part of the RIT Archives Repository

    Contact:
    Rochester NY 14623 USA