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8 unusual facts about Rhode Island School of Design


Henry Fernandez

Henry Dietrich Fernandez (b. 1950) was a Senior Lecturer in the Departments of Architecture and Interior Architecture for the Rhode Island School of Design.

Isabel Gillies

She went to Rhode Island School of Design as a freshman before dropping out to film "Metropolitan," and then finished college at NYU.

Jesse H. Metcalf

Metcalf's father, Jesse Metcalf, was a textile manufacturer, and his mother, Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, was the co-founder of the Rhode Island School of Design.

Sarah Doyle Women's Center

The Rhode Island Women’s Club was created in 1876 due in large part to Sarah Doyle’s efforts, as was the Rhode Island Society for the College Education of Women (RISCEW) and the Rhode Island School of Design, one of the nation’s premiere art schools.

Stephanie McVicar

McVicar will receive a Bachelor's degree in Design at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and a minor in Illustration, completed at Rhode Island School of Design 2013.

The College Hill Independent

The College Hill Independent (commonly referred to as The Indy) is a weekly college newspaper published by students of Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, the two colleges in the College Hill neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island.

The College of Brown University

While students at The College have long been able to cross register for classes at nearby Rhode Island School of Design, it is now possible to complete an A.B. from Brown and a B.F.A. degree from RISD concurrently over a five-year period.

Winnacunnet High School

Charlie graduated from Winnacunnet in 1967 and continued his education at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he became a well known and popular figure around the campus.


Anna Schuleit

She attended high school in the United States at Northfield Mount Hermon School before pursuing painting at the Rhode Island School of Design where she received her B.F.A. in 1998, and creative writing / book arts at Dartmouth College (M.A. in 2005).

Barbara Blondeau

Her photographs are a part of the permanent collections at The National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Rhode Island School of Design, and Colgate University.

Eugene Kingman

He studied extensively at the Rhode Island School of Design (with John Frazier, Frederic Sisson and Nancy Jones) during high school, and for a year after high school, Kingman studied at the Fogg Art Museum with Edward Forbes and Paul Sachs.

John Seery

The Brooklyn Museum (New York City), the Honolulu Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Australia, the Rhode Island School of Design-Museum of Art (Providence, Rhode Island), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York City), and the Toledo Museum of Art (Toledo, Ohio) are among the public collections holding work by John Seery.

Juan Cárdenas

Juan Cárdenas (1939), Colombian painter, born in Popayán, and studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, in the United States.

Nader Tehrani

Tehrani has also taught at Harvard Graduate School of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Georgia Institute of Technology where he served as the Thomas W. Ventulett III Distinguished Chair in Architectural Design, and University of Toronto as the Frank O. Gehry International Visiting Chair at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design.

Robert Kehlmann

He has lectured and given workshops at many institutions including the Renwick Gallery, the Corning Museum of Glass, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Honolulu Academy of Arts and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Ryan Lesser

A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, he is best known for his design and art direction on influential video games Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band.

Thayer Street

Thayer Street in Providence, Rhode Island is a popular destination for students of the area's nearby schools of Brown University, Moses Brown School, Wheeler School, RISD, Providence College, Johnson & Wales University, and Rhode Island College.

Thomas R. Adams

Adams served on the boards and advisory committees of many institutions including the Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Athenaeum and Mystic Seaport Museum.

Ursula Huth

A scholarship of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) made it possible for her to pursue her study from 1980 until 1982 at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence and she graduated with a Master in Fine Arts.

Wickenden Street

The street is surrounded by universities on the East Side of Providence's College Hill, including Brown University, RISD, Moses Brown School, & The Wheeler School.


see also

Litsa Spathi

The double issue was developed by Owen Smith and Ken Friedman and published through the Rhode Island School of Design The other artists included as representing New Fluxus artists: Alan Bowman, Bibiana Padilla Maltos, david-baptiste chirot, David Cologiovani, Eryk Salvaggio, Cecil Touchon, mIEKAL aND, MTAA, Ruud Janssen, Sol Nte, and Walter Cianciusi.

Mark Dziersk

Dziersk has lectured extensively around the world, including events at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, The University of Michigan, The MIT Sloan School of Management, The Columbus College of Art and Design, The Rhode Island School of Design, Southern Illinois University, and others.

Ruud Janssen

The double issue was developed by Owen Smith and Ken Friedman and published through the Rhode Island School of Design The other artists included as representing New Fluxus artists: Alan Bowman, Bibiana Padilla Maltos, David-Baptiste Chirot, David Cologiovani, Eryk Salvaggio, Cecil Touchon, mIEKAL aND, MTAA, Litsa Spathi, Sol Nte, and Walter Cianciusi.