Brooklyn Museum Art School

Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum Art School was a non-degree-granting professional school that opened at the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, New York in the summer of 1941. The Brooklyn Museum Art School provided instruction for amateur artists as well until January 1985, when it was transferred to the Pratt Institute's Continuing Education Division.[1]

History

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Prior to the creation of the Brooklyn Museum Art School, classes for amateur artists had been offered by the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (BIAS), the museum's parent organization. BIAS offered hands-on art classes dating back to 1893 on Montague Street in Brooklyn.[2]

The Brooklyn Museum Art School title was first used in the 1941-42 annual report from the Brooklyn Museum, remaining separate from the Brooklyn Museum's Education Department, which was directed towards children. During World War II the Brooklyn Museum Art School offered limited classes in painting, photography and drawing.

In 1945 the artist Augustus Peck became director of the school and expanded its offerings. As a result of the GI Bill the Brooklyn Museum Art School had very stable income and funding, allowing many prominent artists to teach or lecture at the school and the enrollment of the school rose to 3000.[2]

Artists included Augustus Peck, William Baziotes, Max Beckmann, Ben Shahn, and Reuben Tam. The enrollment number suffered as more institutions began to offer accredited programs in the fine arts during the late 1950s. A Bachelor of Fine Arts program in conjunction with Long Island University was planned to begin in 1959, but never came to fruition due to lack of funding.[3]

Notable students

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Main page: Category:Brooklyn Museum Art School alumni

Notable instructors

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Francis Cunningham teaching at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, ca. 1979
Main page: Category:Brooklyn Museum Art School faculty

References

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  1. ^ "Guide to the Records of the Brooklyn Museum Art School" (PDF). Brooklyn Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g McGill, Douglas C. (December 22, 1984). "Museum Closing Art School". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brooklyn Museum of Art finding aid" (PDF). Brooklyn Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  4. ^ Albright, Thomas (January 1, 1985). Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980: An Illustrated History. University of California Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-520-05193-5.
  5. ^ "Lynda Benglis shares key episodes from her life and work". www.artforum.com. June 8, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Art world loses a quiet feminist icon". Mumbai Mirror. July 13, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020. her time spent in New York with Prof. Jolyon Hofstead at the Brooklyn Museum Art School that impacted her profoundly,
  7. ^ Nair, Uma (July 11, 2020). "Jyotsna Bhatt: High priestess of fire and clay". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Smith, Roberta (June 30, 2016). "Bruce Conner's Darkness That Defies Authority (Published 2016)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "De Staebler". The Marks Project. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  10. ^ Micchelli, Thomas (May 11, 2019). "Encountering "The Fulbright Triptych"". Hyperallergic. Retrieved November 9, 2020. Not only was Dinnerstein a professed printmaker, but he also hadn't attempted a painting since he left the Brooklyn Museum Art School in 1967.
  11. ^ "University of California: In Memoriam, Sidney Gordin, Art: Berkeley". Calisphere, California Digital Library. Jerome Carlin, Robert L. Hartman, Brian Wall, John Zurier. Regents of The University of California. 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. ^ Smith, Roberta (December 14, 2018). "Irwin Hollander, 90, Master Lithographer Who Revived Fine Art, Dies (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "Biography of Frances Kornbluth". Frances Kornbluth. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  14. ^ Sandomir, Richard (April 30, 2018). "Gerson Leiber, 96, Dies; Artist Created Museum With Designer Wife (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 9, 2020. He also studied engraving at the Brooklyn Museum Art School.
  15. ^ Cooks, Bridget; Tewes, Amanda (2020). Richard Mayhew: Painting Mindscapes and Searching for Sensitivity (PDF). Oral History Center and Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. J. Paul Getty Trust.
  16. ^ a b Schneider, Julie (September 21, 2020). "At 96 Years Old, Richard Mayhew Is Still Painting Transportive "Mindscapes"". Hyperallergic. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  17. ^ Stanley-Becker, Isaac. "He dunked a crucifix in his own urine. His next artistic subject: Donald Trump". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 9, 2020. He dropped out of high school when he was 15, entered the Brooklyn Museum Art School when he was 17,
  18. ^ "Collection Online, Robert Smithson". The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  19. ^ Harris, Kyle (July 24, 2020). ""Remembering Light Artist Dorothy Tanner of Lumonics"". Denver Westword. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020.
  20. ^ "Much of artist Tinkelman's work set in 1950s". The Daily Gazette. March 27, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2020. He served during the Korean War and later continued his training at the Brooklyn Museum Art School.
  21. ^ "Information Center for Israeli Art, Boaz Vaadia". The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  22. ^ Gilson, Nancy (April 14, 2019). "Visual arts | Colorful, detailed images energize works of 92-year-old George Nick". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  23. ^ "Rae Ferren". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  24. ^ Hallmark, Kara Kelley (2007). Encyclopedia of Asian American Artists. Artists of the American Mosaic. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 77–79. ISBN 9780313334511.
  25. ^ Chamberlain, Frances (June 2, 1996). "Two Studios With One Goal: Perfection". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  26. ^ "The Museum Staff. (1970). The Brooklyn Museum Annual, 12, 9–11". JSTOR 26457642. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  27. ^ Eisenstadt, Peter (May 19, 2005). The Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8156-0808-0.


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