Guide to the Sol Kent Carson Print Collection MSS.2016.06.01
Sarah Lysgaard
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
6/14/2016
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
special.collections@sjsu.edu
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.
Content Description
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.
Biographical History
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.
Preferred Citation
Sol Kent Carson Print Collection, MSS 2016-06-01, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives
Arrangement
This collection is organized approximately according to size of print.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lithographs
Prints
Art
Carson, Sol Kent
Box 1
Dependent (Woman in Chair)
Box 1
Study of a Boy
Physical Description: This is a duplicate image, however, this one is framed.
Box 2, Folder 2
Split Tree Root- with love and caring II
Box 2, Folder 4
Old Sailor
Physical Description: There are 4 copies of this print in the folder.
Box 2, Folder 9
Dividing the Line/Waiting
Physical Description: This is a print plate.
Box 2, Folder 11
Duck Street, Philadelphia
Box 2, Folder 12
Sleeping Head
Physical Description: There are 3 versions of the print in this folder.
Box 2, Folder 17
Misc.: Mini Bio, pictures of Carson with art/business card
