Edward Swayze drawings

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: RITDSA-0013

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Edward Swayze drawings consist of four drawings grouped together in a frame. Each drawing was created using conte crayons of a different color and each depict an area of a nude male body. The drawing is untitled. The frame measures 17 x 21 inches. The piece is signed and dated by the artist. It was created in 2005.

Dates

Creation: 2005

Creator

Swayze, Edward (Artist, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Biographical Information: Edward Swayze

Edward Swayze was born in a small town, Van Etten, near Ithaca, New York. He went to Rochester School for the Deaf until 11 years old. He then moved toHorseheads High School in 1977 which had a mainstreaming program through BOCES. He graduated there and enrolled the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at RIT in 1983. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 1989, then went on to receive a Masters of Fine Arts at RIT in 1995.

Extent

4 Linear Feet (17 x 21 inch frame in oversized box)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

The Edward Swayze drawings consist of four colored drawings of different parts of a male body framed together in one 17 x 21 inch frame. The piece is untitled and signed and dated by the artist.

Arrangement

The Edward Swayze drawings are all framed together in one 17 x 21 inch frame.

Physical Description

The four drawings by Edward Swayze are grouped together in one frame. Drawing medium used is conte crayons, each drawn in a different color; red, yellow, purple, and orange. Each is a drawing of an area of a naked male body.