Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1960s. Contents include student artwork and photography, local and institutional news, editorials, comics, advertisements, and more. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.
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Blockprint March 21, 1966
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 21, 1966 issue features articles on Blcokprint's new editor, changes to the RISD refectory, a RISD Museum exhibition on Edward Mitchell Bannister, film and play reviews, contemporary art, a photogrpahy lecture by Carl Chiarenza, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint March 17, 1966
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 17, 1966 issue features articles and photographs documenting Take-A-Break Weekend.
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Blockprint February 28, 1966
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 28, 1966 issue features articles on the commercialization of RISD, school spirit, a RISD Museum exhibition "Recent Still Life," Take-A-Break Weekend, and a RISD hockey team, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint February 14, 1966
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 14, 1966 issue features articles on individualism, Thelonious Monk, Take-a-Break, TAB queen, and a review of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, student artwork, and creative writing.
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Blockprint February 8, 1966
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 8, 1966 issue features an article on individualism, along with artwork created by Jon Wigren on the Vietnam War.
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Blockprint January 18, 1966
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The January 18, 1966 issue features articles on a proposed Providence Honors Program, Americans abroad, the construction of a new art museum at Brown [David Winton Bell Gallery], a sculpture exhibition, a Pauline Kael lecture, and a faculty show, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint January 10, 1966
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The January 10, 1966 issue features articles on a tuition increase and arts funding, and a Christmas party hosted by the Newman Club, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint December 13, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The December 13, 1965 issue features a new layout and articles on a mixed-media production "Hubbub," the Snack Bar, events around RISD, a speech given to the European Honors students, a RISD basketball team victory, and Harry Smith film screenings, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint November 29, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The November 29, 1965 issue features articles on fears over the selective service, a new RISD museum exhibition "Art for Your Collection," an award for Thomas Morin, a ban on RISD students using Brown's library, and Mr. La Farge's class and methods, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint November 22, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The November 22, 1965 issue features articles on a RISD basketball victory, fallout from a Brown and Bryant raid on a RISD women's dorm, an advertising career conference, and Edna Lawrence's nature drawings, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint November 15, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The November 15, 1965 issue features articles on a Providence power outage that saw Brown students raid the women's dormitory, a lecture by Paul Weiss, and a review of Tartuffe at Trinity Square Playhouse, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint November 8, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The November 8, 1965 issue features articles on a tent dance, a volunteer program helping inner city youth, events around RISD, the RISD Museum acquisition of "Head of a Child" by Mary Cassatt, a Rolling Stones concert in Providence, and an Australian's perspective on RISD, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint October 25, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The October 25, 1965 issue features articles on a new editor-in-chief for Blockprint, Board of Trustees updates, the European Honors Program, and Richard Merkin, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint November 1, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The November 1, 1965 issue features articles on a grant from the Anaconda American Brass Company, a tent dance at the RISD Farm, a new Structure of Science course, Hardu Keck, the New England Silversmith exhibition at the RISD Museum, and the industrial design department, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint October 18, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The October 18, 1965 issue features articles on a New England Silversmiths exhibition at the RISD Museum, an architecture lecture with William Conklin, the resignation of Blockprint's Editor-in-Chief, a conference report from the Dean of Students, and Norman Schulman's philosophy of art, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint October 13, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The October 13, 1965 issue features articles on the Benefit St. Underground, a film screening of "Mumu," the design of the Washington Bridge, and the Harry Callahan teaching method, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint October 4, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The October 4, 1965 issue features articles on Blockprint's debts, scholarship opportunities, RISD fashion, and RISD hangers-on, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint September 27, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The September 27, 1965 issue features articles on a lecture by Brian O'Doherty, student council and alumni meetings, convocation, an address by Sen. Claiborne Pell, the new "Boxes and Wall Scultpure" museum exhibit, an interview of Alfred Hitchcock by Peter Bogdanovich on "Vertigo," and a new RISD bookstore, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint September 20, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The September 20, 1965 issue features coverage of the annual AIA Convention, a new RISD Museum exhibit on contemporary boxes and wall sculpture, a film society screening of Vertigo, a letter to the editor about Professor David Bachrach, a message to the faculty from President Bush-Brown, and faculty appointments, along with other opinion pieces, editorials, and creative writing.
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Blockprint May 26, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The May 26th issue is a special, humorous edition dated for 34 years in the future (Year 2000). It parodies the future with fake news like a new president named Lily-White (unlike the real Bush-Brown), the Commencement weekend speaker UNIVAC, an Environment Committee Report, a Computer Exhibition, and a new dormitory.
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Blockprint May 19, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The May 19th issue highlights Commencement speaker Roger Stevens, promotions of four faculty, professor Richard Merkin's paintings on view at World's Fair, designer William Katavolos lecture, discussion of Cuban Revolution by Yale Graduates to be hosted at RISD, European Honors Program reports from Italy, film review of "The Glass Eye", Governor Chafee visits "ART: USA" Johnson Collection exhibition and names May 1st ART USA day in Rhode Island, and some opinion pieces.
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Blockprint May 12, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The May 12th issue features a lecture by photographer Minor White, a lecture by art critic Max Beckman, furniture designer Wendell Castle to visit, Whitney Museum director Lloyd Goodrich to jury in RI Arts Festival, students complaining of registration issues, film review of "The Servant" and "Rollie Mckenna", Apparel Department presentation, review of "ART: USA" exhibition, The Rolling Stones perform in Worcester, Blood Drive, Spring Ceramic Sale, and some opinion pieces.
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Blockprint May 5, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The May 5th issue reports on upcoming Architectural Society lecture with Peter Cooke, a science lecture with Alexander Calandra, Professor Schabenland composes musical performance, Dean of Students Lay visits with students/faculty, Spring Ceramic Sale, along with other opinion pieces on recent editorials.
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Blockprint April 28, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Apr. 28th issue reports on the opening of the "ART: USA" exhibition, the March on Washington, Frazier Terrace Spring Exhibition, Spring Folk Concert, Trustee's Meeting announces tenure opportunities for first-time ever, upcoming lectures with musician Mario Davidovsky and Architecture professor Lawrence, Greenwich Ballet to Visit RISD, RI Film Festival, film reviews of "Windjammer", "Scorpio Rising", "The Devil is Dead", "Breathdeath", and "To Parsifal", along with other opinion pieces on unsafe conditions in Refectory building and Bush-Brown's Alumni Weekend speech.
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Blockprint April 23, 1965
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
Blockprint was a student newspaper published throughout the 1950s-60s. The Apr. 23rd special issue highlights Parent's Day Weekend, as well as, Junior-Senior Career Symposium with speakers Robert Riley, Martha Jackson, Tzaims Luksus, Erwin Hauer, Robert Soforenko, Jerry McDaniels, and Robert Malone.