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Carson (Sol Kent) Print Collection
MSS.2016.06.01
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Sol Kent Carson Print Collection
creator:
Carson, Sol Kent
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2016.06.01
Physical Description:
2 boxes
(3.83 linear ft.)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1935-2012
Physical Description: The condition is good.
Abstract: This collection consists of 24 lithographic prints and one plate created by Professor Sol Kent Carson.
This collection consists of three framed etchings, twenty one unframed etchings, and one etching plate. Subjects include portraits,
and genre scenes. Each etching was made using a metal plate and ink.
Sol Kent Carson was born June 7, 1917. He attended the Tyler School of Fine Arts and studied under Boris Blai the founding
Dean of the School of Art. While a student, Carson began his career as a printmaker and oil painter working for the WPA in
the 1930s, where he learned his craft with other fellow artists. He served as the Director of Visual Education at Temple University
for many years before moving to California in 1962. His landscape oil paintings present the fluidity of natural environment
with dramatic color combinations. Most of the ink lithographs draw from his Jewish heritage and African American culture.
Carson resides in Los Gatos, California.
Sol Kent Carson Print Collection, MSS 2016-06-01, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives
This collection is organized approximately according to size of print.
Copyright has not been assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions
also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational
purposes.
Collection is open for research.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lithographs
Prints
Art
Carson, Sol Kent