American Academy of Art College in Chicago has announced that it will close its doors permanently.
It was founded in 1923 with a curriculum that emphasized painting and drawing and painting from live models.
Graduates include some legendary illustrators and easel painters: Thomas Blackshear, Alex Ross, Richard Schmid, Howard Terpning, Gil Elvgren, and Haddon Sundblom.
The closure of American Academy in Chicago follows the closing of UArts in Philadelphia and the Art Institutes all across the country. Why are some art schools closing?
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ReplyDeletePhilly has indeed seen the U of Arts shut down. But before that the Pennsylvania Academy of Art closed. It was the oldest art school in the US...and no answers as to why in either case. And what happened to their endowments?
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