US-RPD-200 Guide to the Rhode Island School of Design Poster Collection 1895- (bulk 1980-) Finding aid prepared by Andrew Martinez. Rhode Island School of Design Archives 2022 May 23

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Finding aid encoded by Andrew Martinez 2023 March 29 English Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) English Rhode Island School of Design ArchivesUniversity Archives

2 College StreetProvidence, RI 02903Tel: 401-709-5922E-mail: risdarchives@risd.edu

Rhode Island School of Design Rhode Island School of Design Poster Collection 1895- (bulk 1980-) Rhode Island School of Design Poster Collection 1000 item(s) Posters documenting activities and events of the students, faculty, and administration of RISD, the School and Museum, as well as non-RISD events taking place on the RISD campus. 200 Historical note

The collection has been transferred to the Archives from the library and other RISD departments. Posters are actively collected from bulletin boards and walls around the RISD campus.

Collection information

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Rhode Island School of Design Poster Collection, 200, Rhode Island School of Design.

The posters in the collection document activities and events of the students, faculty, and administration of RISD, the School and Museum, as well as non-RISD events taking place on the RISD campus. The posters advertise events, educational programs, exhibitions, lectures, performances, and conferences. The bulk of the posters date from the 1980s through the present day, many posters are undated. The collection includes commercially printed and hand-made posters, many designed and created by RISD students using a variety of materials and media.

Arranged by academic department, administrative office, or subject

Administrative information

Acquired through transfer and active collecting practice.

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Series 200 Posters 1895- 1 1 COVID-19, 2020 1 2 Ecology, Nature, and Sustainability 2 1 Politics, Social Equity and Inclusion-1970 2 2 Protest Posters-1970 2 3 Alternative Exhibition Spaces 2 4 Carr House/Woods-Gerry Gallery 2 5 Center for Arts and Language (Writing Center) 2 6 Fleet Library 2 7 Gelman Gallery 2 8 Nature Lab 2 9 Sol Koffler Gallery 2 10 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 3 1 RISD Museum 3 2 RISD Museum 3 3 RISD Museum Raid the Icebox 11970 3 4 RISD Museum Video Art Series 4 1 Dale Chihuly 4 2 Aaron Siskind 4 3 Chris Van Allsburg 4 4 Art Wood 5 1 RISD Faculty, A-H 5 2 RISD Faculty, I-Q 5 3 RISD Faculty, R-Z 5 4 RISD Faculty Biennial 32 1 Student Life 32 2 Student Life 34 1 Sports, Teams and Clubs 34 2 Student Alliance 35 1 Apparel Design 35 2 Architecture 35 3 Brown/RISD Dual Degree Program 35 4 Cabaret 35 5 Ceramics 35 6 Digital + Media 36 1 European Honors Program (EHP) 36 2 Experimental + Foundation Studies 36 3 Film Animation Video 36 4 Furniture 36 5 Glass 37 1 Graphic Design 37 2 Graduate Studies 37 3 Graduate Thesis Exhibition 38 1 Illustration 38 2 Industrial Design 38 3 Interior Architecture 38 4 Jewelry + Metals 39 1 Landscape Architecture 39 2 Liberal Arts Division 39 3 Painting 39 4 Photography 39 5 Printmaking 40 1 Sculpture 40 2 Textiles 40 3 Teaching + Learning + Art + Design 41 1 Alumni Exhibitions 41 2 Alumni Reunions and Sponsored Programs 41 3 Brown/RISD Events 41 4 Career Services 41 5 Providence (City of), Exhibitions and Events (non-RISD) 42 1 Continuing Education 42 2 Film Screenings 42 3 RISD (School), Promotional 43 1 Lecture Series 43 2 President's Office