Charles C. Horn paintings
RIT Archive Collections
Charles C. Horn paintings consists of two pieces, most likely created while Horn was on faculty at the School of Art and Design at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (a precursor to RIT) from 1921-1954:
Untitled (boats on a lake), oil painting
Bevier Stairs, casein painting
Horn, Charles C. (Person)
This collection is open to researchers.
Biographical / Historical
Charles C. Horn was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied art at the Pratt Institute. He began teaching at the School of Art and Design of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (a precursor to RIT) in 1921. Previously, he was art supervisor for public schools in Summit, New Jersey, head of the art department of Laidlaw Company (an advertising agency), and art director for Dawley Studios (a motion picture company).
In 1943, he devised the Horn Art Aptitude Inventory. This test was used in art schools, colleges, and universities throughout the country. A resident of the Finger Lakes, Horn retired after teaching at RIT for 33 years in 1954. After retiring, he continued to teach painting one night a week at RIT and in the adult education division of Webster High School.
Charles C. Horn died of a heart ailment on February 2, 1957.
2 Item(s) (2 Paintings)
Two paintings by Charles C. Horn, a professor in the School of Art and Design at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (a precursor to RIT).
Collection consists of two paintings.
Untitled (boats on a lake), C.S. North, Shelf 88, Box 6
Bevier Stairs, Building 1, South wall, Room 4000
RIT Art Collection
Charles C. Horn at Art on Campus, Rochester Institute of Technology
Painting sizes vary: 12 x 16 to 26 x 22 inches
Finding aid created by Amy Vilz in September 2011.
Art in universities and colleges -- New York (State) -- Rochester
Artists -- New York (State)
Oil paintings (visual works)
Painters -- United States
Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute -- Faculty
Rochester Institute of Technology -- Art collections
Rochester Institute of Technology -- Faculty
ART001. RIT Art Collection
Amy Vilz
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Charles C. Horn paintings, RIT Art Collection http://twcarchivesspace.rit.edu//repositories/2/resources/717 Accessed January 19, 2021.