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The '''National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts''', founded in [[New York City]] as the '''National Academy of Design'''—known simply as the "National Academy"—is an honorary association of [[United States|American]] [[artist]]s, with a [[museum]] and a [[school]] of [[fine arts]].


It was founded in 1825 by [[Samuel F. B. Morse]], [[Asher B. Durand]], [[Thomas Cole]], [[Martin E. Thompson]], and others "to promote the fine arts in America through instruction and exhibition."
The '''National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts''', founded in [[New York City]] as the '''National Academy of Design''' – known simply as the "National Academy" – is an honorary association of [[United States|American]] [[artist]]s founded in 1825 by [[Samuel F. B. Morse]], [[Asher B. Durand]], [[Thomas Cole]], [[Martin E. Thompson]], and others "to promote the fine arts in America through instruction and exhibition." Its [[museum]] houses a public collection of over five thousand works of nineteenth and twentieth century [[Visual arts of the United States|American art]]. The Academy was


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The Academy has had several homes over the years. Notable among them was a building built during 1863-1865, designed by architect [[F. B. Wight]] in [[Venetian Gothic architecture|Venetian Gothic]] style, which was modeled on the [[Doge's Palace]] in [[Venice, Italy|Venice]]. Another locale was at West 109th Street and [[Amsterdam Avenue (Manhattan)|Amsterdam Avenue]] in [[Manhattan]].<ref name=casp10>Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan and Mike Gartland. ''The Art of George Tuska'' ([[TwoMorrows Publishing]], 2005), ISBN 978-1893905405, p. 10</ref> Since 1942 the academy has occupied a mansion that was the former home of sculptor [[Anna Hyatt Huntington]] and [[Archer Milton Huntington]] at [[Fifth Avenue]] and Eighty-ninth Street.
The academy houses a public collection of over five thousand works of nineteenth and twentieth century [[Visual arts of the United States|American art]].

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It has had several homes over the years. Notable among them was a building built during 1863-1865, of [[Venetian Gothic architecture|Venetian Gothic]] style, which was modeled on the [[Doge's Palace]] in [[Venice, Italy|Venice]], designed by architect [[F. B. Wight]]. One locale was at West 109th Street and [[Amsterdam Avenue (Manhattan)|Amsterdam Avenue]] in [[Manhattan]], where [[comic-book]] artist [[George Tuska]] studied in the mid-1930s.<ref name=casp10>Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan and Mike Gartland. ''The Art of George Tuska'' ([[TwoMorrows Publishing]], 2005), ISBN 978-1893905405, p. 10</ref> Since 1942 the academy has occupied a mansion that was the former home of sculptor [[Anna Hyatt Huntington]] and [[Archer Milton Huntington]] at [[Fifth Avenue]] and Eighty-ninth Street.


The school offers studio instruction, master classes, intensive critiques, various workshops, and lunchtime lectures. Scholarships are available.
The school offers studio instruction, master classes, intensive critiques, various workshops, and lunchtime lectures. Scholarships are available.


==History==
==History==
[[Image:18970403.NYC.Academy of Design at the corner Twenty-Third St.&FourthAve.d.RMHunt.jpg|right|350px|National Academy of Design (1863-65), one of many [[Gothic Revival]] buildings modeled on the [[Doge's Palace]]|]]
[[Image:18970403.NYC.Academy of Design at the corner Twenty-Third St.&FourthAve.d.RMHunt.jpg|thumb|right|350px|National Academy of Design (1863-65), one of many [[Gothic Revival]] buildings modeled on the [[Doge's Palace]]|]]

The original founders of the National Academy of Design were students of the [[American Academy of the Fine Arts]]. However, by 1825 the students of the American Academy felt a lack of support for teaching from the Academy, its board composed of merchants, lawyers, and physicians, and from its unsympathetic president, the famous American Revolutionary War artist Colonel [[John Trumbull]]. [[Samuel F. B. Morse]] and other students set about forming "the drawing association" to meet several times each week for the study the art of design. Still, the association was viewed as a dependent organization of the American Academy, from which they felt neglected. An attempt was made to reconcile the difference and maintain a single academy by appointing six of the artists from the association as directors of the American Academy, however, when four of the nominees were not elected, the frustrated artists resolved to form a new academy and the National Academy of Design was born.<ref>{{citebook |title=A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States (Vol. 3) |last=Dulap |first=William |year=1918 |pages=52–57 |publisher =C. E. Goodspeed & Co. |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0FJLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA52|accessdate=2008-02-17}}</ref>
The original founders of the National Academy of Design were students of the [[American Academy of the Fine Arts]]. However, by 1825 the students of the American Academy felt a lack of support for teaching from the Academy, its board composed of merchants, lawyers, and physicians, and from its unsympathetic president, the famous American Revolutionary War artist Colonel [[John Trumbull]]. [[Samuel F. B. Morse]] and other students set about forming "the drawing association" to meet several times each week for the study the art of design. Still, the association was viewed as a dependent organization of the American Academy, from which they felt neglected. An attempt was made to reconcile the difference and maintain a single academy by appointing six of the artists from the association as directors of the American Academy, however, when four of the nominees were not elected, the frustrated artists resolved to form a new academy and the National Academy of Design was born.<ref>{{citebook |title=A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States (Vol. 3) |last=Dulap |first=William |year=1918 |pages=52–57 |publisher =C. E. Goodspeed & Co. |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0FJLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA52|accessdate=2008-02-17}}</ref>


==Famous Instructors==
==Notable instructors==
Among the teaching staff were numerous artists, including [[Will Hicok Low]] who taught from 1889-1892. The famous American poet [[William Cullen Bryant]] also gave lectures. Architect [[Alexander Jackson Davis]] (A.J. Davis) taught at the Academy. Painter Lemuel Wilmarth was the first full-time instructor.<ref>http://www.nationalacademy.org/pageview.asp?mid=1&pid=56</ref> [[Gulian C. Verplanck]], a Congressman and a man of letters, gave an address at the school in 1824.<ref name=gulian />
Among the teaching staff were numerous artists, including [[Will Hicok Low]] who taught from 1889-1892. The famous American poet [[William Cullen Bryant]] also gave lectures. Architect [[Alexander Jackson Davis]] (A.J. Davis) taught at the Academy. Painter Lemuel Wilmarth was the first full-time instructor.<ref>http://www.nationalacademy.org/pageview.asp?mid=1&pid=56</ref> [[Gulian C. Verplanck]], a Congressman and a man of letters, gave an address at the school in 1824.<ref name=gulian />


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==Members of the National Academy of Design==
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Members of the National Academy are denoted by "N. A.", and one cannot apply for membership. Some of the better-known members of the Academy have included:
[[File:Brown Gray Durand 1850.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A few members in 1850 L to R.: [[Henry Kirke Brown]], [[Henry Peters Gray]] and founding member [[Asher Brown Durand]]]]
[[File:Brown Gray Durand 1850.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A few members in 1850 L to R.: [[Henry Kirke Brown]], [[Henry Peters Gray]] and founding member [[Asher Brown Durand]]]]
[[Image:Nationaldesign.jpg|thumb|right|300px|National Academy of Design (1863-65), one of many [[Gothic Revival]] buildings modeled on the [[Doge's Palace]]]]
[[Image:Nationaldesign.jpg|thumb|right|300px|National Academy of Design (1863-65), one of many [[Gothic Revival]] buildings modeled on the [[Doge's Palace]]]]
[[Image:Annual Reception at the National Academy of Design, New York.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Annual Reception at the National Academy of Design, New York'', 1868, a [[wood engraving]] from a sketch by W. S. L. Jewett]]
[[Image:Annual Reception at the National Academy of Design, New York.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Annual Reception at the National Academy of Design, New York'', 1868, a [[wood engraving]] from a sketch by W. S. L. Jewett]]

==Notable members==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nationalacademy.org/ National Academy website]
*[http://www.nationalacademy.org/ National Academy website]

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40°47′02″N 73°57′32″W / 40.784°N 73.959°W / 40.784; -73.959

One of the buildings used by the Academy

The National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, founded in New York City as the National Academy of Design – known simply as the "National Academy" – is an honorary association of American artists founded in 1825 by Samuel F. B. Morse, Asher B. Durand, Thomas Cole, Martin E. Thompson, and others "to promote the fine arts in America through instruction and exhibition." Its museum houses a public collection of over five thousand works of nineteenth and twentieth century American art. The Academy was

The Academy has had several homes over the years. Notable among them was a building built during 1863-1865, designed by architect F. B. Wight in Venetian Gothic style, which was modeled on the Doge's Palace in Venice. Another locale was at West 109th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan.[1] Since 1942 the academy has occupied a mansion that was the former home of sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington and Archer Milton Huntington at Fifth Avenue and Eighty-ninth Street.

The school offers studio instruction, master classes, intensive critiques, various workshops, and lunchtime lectures. Scholarships are available.

History

The original founders of the National Academy of Design were students of the American Academy of the Fine Arts. However, by 1825 the students of the American Academy felt a lack of support for teaching from the Academy, its board composed of merchants, lawyers, and physicians, and from its unsympathetic president, the famous American Revolutionary War artist Colonel John Trumbull. Samuel F. B. Morse and other students set about forming "the drawing association" to meet several times each week for the study the art of design. Still, the association was viewed as a dependent organization of the American Academy, from which they felt neglected. An attempt was made to reconcile the difference and maintain a single academy by appointing six of the artists from the association as directors of the American Academy, however, when four of the nominees were not elected, the frustrated artists resolved to form a new academy and the National Academy of Design was born.[2]

Notable instructors

Among the teaching staff were numerous artists, including Will Hicok Low who taught from 1889-1892. The famous American poet William Cullen Bryant also gave lectures. Architect Alexander Jackson Davis (A.J. Davis) taught at the Academy. Painter Lemuel Wilmarth was the first full-time instructor.[3] Gulian C. Verplanck, a Congressman and a man of letters, gave an address at the school in 1824.[4]

Instructors

Source:[4]

A few members in 1850 L to R.: Henry Kirke Brown, Henry Peters Gray and founding member Asher Brown Durand
National Academy of Design (1863-65), one of many Gothic Revival buildings modeled on the Doge's Palace
Annual Reception at the National Academy of Design, New York, 1868, a wood engraving from a sketch by W. S. L. Jewett

Notable members

One cannot apply for membership in the Academy. Some of the better-known members have included:

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan and Mike Gartland. The Art of George Tuska (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2005), ISBN 978-1893905405, p. 10
  2. ^ Dulap, William (1918). A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States (Vol. 3). C. E. Goodspeed & Co. pp. 52–57. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  3. ^ http://www.nationalacademy.org/pageview.asp?mid=1&pid=56
  4. ^ a b Verplanck, Gulian C. An Address, Delivered at the Opening of the Tenth Exhibition of the American Academy of the Fine Arts (Charles Wiley : New York, 1824) "Officers and Directors for 1824". List of academicians, p. 59

External links

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