Charles C. Horn paintings

Collection

Identifier: RITArt-0044

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Charles C. Horn paintings consists of two pieces, most likely created while Horn was on faculty at the School of Art and Design at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (a precursor to RIT) from 1921-1954:

Untitled (boats on a lake), oil painting

Bevier Stairs, casein painting

Dates

Creation: circa 1925-1950

Creator

Horn, Charles C. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

Charles C. Horn was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied art at the Pratt Institute. He began teaching at the School of Art and Design of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (a precursor to RIT) in 1921. Previously, he was art supervisor for public schools in Summit, New Jersey, head of the art department of Laidlaw Company (an advertising agency), and art director for Dawley Studios (a motion picture company).

In 1943, he devised the Horn Art Aptitude Inventory. This test was used in art schools, colleges, and universities throughout the country. A resident of the Finger Lakes, Horn retired after teaching at RIT for 33 years in 1954. After retiring, he continued to teach painting one night a week at RIT and in the adult education division of Webster High School.

Charles C. Horn died of a heart ailment on February 2, 1957.

Extent

2 Item(s) (2 Paintings)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

Two paintings by Charles C. Horn, a professor in the School of Art and Design at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (a precursor to RIT).