John C. Menihan artwork
Scope and Contents
John C. Menihan artwork consists of four pieces:
Dates
- Creation: circa 1940-1970
Creator
- Menihan, John C. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers.
Biographical / Historical
Printmaker John C. Menihan (1908-1992) started designing and illustrating while he was still in high school. In the 1930's he drew portraits for various Rochester news publications. In 1934 he traveled to Zena, New York to study under lithographer Bolton Brown.
His work was later exhibited at the Los Angeles Museum of Fine Art, Albright Art Gallery, and 1939 World's Fair. Menihan also won four First Prizes in the 1947 Finger Lakes Exhibition in Rochester. He later taught at the University of Rochester and created portraits, murals, and stained glass windows for various Rochester locations.
Extent
4 Item(s) (2 Lithographs, 1 Oil painting, 1 Sculpture)
Language
English
Overview
Contains four pieces of artwork by Rochester native and artist John C. Menihan. Menihan's artwork can be seen throughout Rochester.
Arrangement
Collection consists of four pieces.
Physical Location
C.S. North, Shelf 87, Box 1 (with Art on Campus collection)
RIT Art collection
Bibliography
- John C. Menihan at Art on Campus, Rochester Institute of Technology
Dimensions
Artworks vary in size: 8.5 x 12.75 to 48 x 46 inches
Processing Information
Finding aid created by Amy Vilz in September 2011.
Subject
- Rochester Institute of Technology -- Art collections (Organization)
- Title
- John C. Menihan artwork
- Status
- Published
- Subtitle
- RIT Art Collection
- Author
- Amy Vilz
- Date
- 14 September 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the RIT Archives Repository
