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Description
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The May 17, 1961 issue features articles on the junior class officer election, the approval of the World Affairs Society and a screening of controversial film "Operation Abolition," the student council, commencement speaker Dr. Harold Taylor, an exhibit on European typography, Brown folk singers, the apparel design's Collection '61, a student's adventures in Sicily, student life, student club news, and various lectures and events around campus; editorials, opinion columns, and creative writing.
Identifier
Blockprint_1961_05_17.pdf
Publication Date
5-17-1961
Document Type
Newspaper
City
Providence, Rhode Island
Keywords
RISD, art school, art college, student newspapers, student publications, junior class, class officers, student council, World Affairs Society, Operation Abolition, Harold Taylor, commencement, editorials, European typography, graphic design department, exhibitions, RUN COME SEE, folk music, Brown University, Pembroke College, apparel design department, Collection '61, senior ball, Sicily, travel accounts, European Honors Program, freshman picnic
Disciplines
Aesthetics | Architecture | Art and Design | Art Education | Creative Writing | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Music | Theatre and Performance Studies
Recommended Citation
Students of RISD and Archives, RISD, "Blockprint May 17, 1961" (1961). All Student Newspapers. 310.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/studentnewspapers/310
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Aesthetics Commons, Architecture Commons, Art and Design Commons, Art Education Commons, Creative Writing Commons, History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons, Music Commons, Theatre and Performance Studies Commons