Oral History Interview with Alba Corrado, June 25, 2015 & March 11, 2016
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Interview of Alba Corrado, conducted by Andrew Martinez at the Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab at the Rhode Island School of Design on June 25, 2015 for the RISD Oral History Project. Corrado speaks of her experiences teaching in the Drawing department at RISD and the significance of Edna Lawrence and the Nature Lab to her teaching. Corrado also recalls designing the new RISD diploma and its original design by John Howard Benson. Along with this, Corrado discusses others at RISD who have influenced her, such as Merlin Szasz and Marc Harrison.
Biographical/Historical Note
Alba Corrado is a sculptor and lettering artist working in Providence. She received a BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1960 and an MFA in Sculpture from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1971. Corrado was a Senior Critic at RISD for over 30 years. Her commissioned work includes calligraphy for certificates, citations, and diplomas and raised letter bronze plaques recognizing important donors for RISD and Brown University.
Corrado is interviewed by Andrew Martinez, archivist at the Rhode Island School of Design, on June 25, 2015.
Recommended Citation
Corrado, Alba; Martinez, Andrew; Archives, RISD; and O'Neill, Peter, "Oral History Interview with Alba Corrado, June 25, 2015 & March 11, 2016" (2015). RISD Oral History Project. 23.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/archives_oralhistories/23
Date of Interview
06/25/15
Interviewer
Andrew Martinez
Interviewee
Alba Corrado
Department
Experimental and Foundation Studies
Run Time
40 min.
Original Format(s)
Digital
Keywords
Edna Lawrence, Merlin Szasz, John Howard Benson, Marc Harrison, Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab, Figure Modeling, Industrial Design, diploma
Disciplines
Art and Design