John Russo papers
Online Access
Available digital items: https://digital.archives.newschool.edu/index.php/Detail/collections/KA016101
Abstract
John J. Russo (1920 - 2012) was an alumnus and faculty member of Parsons School of Design for four decades. The collection consists of communication design work created by his students, faculty colleagues, and by Russo himself. Much of the collection consists of work on film, both student work and films made by Russo.
Dates
- 1905-2007
- Majority of material found within 1954-1981
Creator
- Russo, John J. (Artist, Person)
Extent
6.166 Cubic Feet (2 boxes, 4 oversized folders (2 OSx, 1 OSxx, 1 OSxxx), 1 tube [contents may be able to be flattened--TBD], 1 loose film can)
40 16mm Film (16mm films [number is placeholder -- update])
1 u-matic
1 Analog Recordings (super-8 film)
1 DVDs
3.20 Gigabytes (1,077 PDF files)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use. All of the material in Series 1. have been digitized. Please contact archivist@newschool.edu for appointment.
Arrangement
Organized alphabetically in 2 series: 1. Analog film and video; 2. Graphic design projects, artists' books, and other work.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Joan Russo, John Russo's daughter, in 2022.
- Design -- Study and teaching (Subject) Subject Source: Local sources
- Drawing -- Study and teaching (Subject) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Graphic arts (Subject) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Graphic design. (Subject) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustration (Subject) Subject Source: Source Not Specified
- Title
- Guide to the John Russo papers
- Status
- In Process
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin