Studying paintings by Samuel Morse, 4th Floor Gallery of the National Academy Museum and School
One of our favorite museums in New York is the National Academy Museum:
"History of the Academy
The National Academy Museum and School is a tripartite institution. It is an honorary association of American artists with a museum and a school of fine arts. Founded in 1825 as the National Academy of Design by such leading artists as Samuel F. B. Morse, Asher B. Durand, and Thomas Cole to "promote the fine arts in America through instruction and exhibition," the Academy continues to play a critical role in preserving and fostering the visual arts in America. Through a program of exceptional exhibitions in the Museum and quality instruction in the School, the Academy serves as a link to the art of our past, as well as a bridge to the art of our present and future.
National Academicians are professional artists who are elected to membership by their peers in one of four categories: painting, sculpture, graphic arts, and architecture. Members both past and present include many leading artists. Notable among them are Albert Bierstadt, Louise Bourgeois, Frederic E. Church, Chuck Close, Richard Diebenkorn, Thomas Eakins, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Gehry, Horatio Greenough, Charles Gwathmey, Winslow Homer, Jasper Johns, Maya Lin, Tom Otterness, I. M. Pei, Robert Rauschenberg, Dorothea Rockburne, John Singer Sargent, Wayne Thiebauld, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Andrew Wyeth."
Learn more at www.nationalacademy.org/about-us/
Studying paintings by Samuel Morse, 4th Floor Gallery of the National Academy Museum and School
One of our favorite museums in New York is the National Academy Museum:
"History of the Academy
The National Academy Museum and School is a tripartite institution. It is an honorary association of American artists with a museum and a school of fine arts. Founded in 1825 as the National Academy of Design by such leading artists as Samuel F. B. Morse, Asher B. Durand, and Thomas Cole to "promote the fine arts in America through instruction and exhibition," the Academy continues to play a critical role in preserving and fostering the visual arts in America. Through a program of exceptional exhibitions in the Museum and quality instruction in the School, the Academy serves as a link to the art of our past, as well as a bridge to the art of our present and future.
National Academicians are professional artists who are elected to membership by their peers in one of four categories: painting, sculpture, graphic arts, and architecture. Members both past and present include many leading artists. Notable among them are Albert Bierstadt, Louise Bourgeois, Frederic E. Church, Chuck Close, Richard Diebenkorn, Thomas Eakins, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Gehry, Horatio Greenough, Charles Gwathmey, Winslow Homer, Jasper Johns, Maya Lin, Tom Otterness, I. M. Pei, Robert Rauschenberg, Dorothea Rockburne, John Singer Sargent, Wayne Thiebauld, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Andrew Wyeth."
Learn more at www.nationalacademy.org/about-us/