biography of Ross Thomas (Dr.) BITTINGER (1898-?)

Birth place: Madison, MI

Addresses: Ann Arbor, MI; East Jaffrey, NH; Silver City, NM

Profession: Educator, craftsperson, designer

Studied: BMFA Sch.; Harvard Univ.; Univ. Michigan, B.S.A., M.A.; Cranbrook Acad. A.; MIT, and with Denman W. Ross; Fulbright F., 1955-56.

Exhibited: Mus. Mod. A., Santa Fe, 1953-1955; Mus. Four A., Santa Fe, 1952-1955; New Mexico Western Col., 1950-1955.

Member: Boston Soc. A. Cr.; Ann Arbor A. Assn.; New Mexico Edu. Assn.; NEA; New Mexico A. Edu. Assn.; Michigan Union.

Work: Fogg Mus., Cambridge, Mass.; St. Luke's Chapel, Ypsilanti, Mich.; special commissions for jewelry, silver work and furniture.

Comments: Lectures: Pre-Historic to Modern; History of Art of the Southwest; Indian Jewelry of the Southwest. Position: Des. Staff, Univ. Michigan, 1926-39; Asst. Dir., Vocational Training, Parkersburg, W. Va., 1939-41; Arch., Harry Ferguson, Inc., Detroit, 1942-45; Asst. Prof., Dept. Engineering, Univ. Michigan, 1945-49; Chm. A. Dept., New Mexico Western Col., 1949-. Author/Illustrator: Modern Creative Design and Its Application.

Sources: WW59; WW40.