The Yale School of Art is one of twelve constituent schools of Yale University. It is a professional school, granting Masters of Fine Arts degrees to those with an interest in graphic design, painting/printmaking, photography, and sculpture. Yale redirects here. ...

History

The study of the visual arts at Yale began with the opening of the Trumbull Gallery in 1832, one of the earliest art museums in the world and the first (and long the only one) connected with a college in the United States. It was founded by patriot-artist Colonel John Trumbull, one-time aide-de-camp to General Washington, with the help of Professor Benjamin Silliman, the celebrated scientist.[1] The Yale University Art Gallery is located at 1111 Chapel Street in New Haven, Connecticut. ... John Trumbull, 1756–1843 John Trumbull (June 6, 1756 – November 10, 1843) was a famous American artist from the time of the American Revolutionary War. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was later elected the first President of the United States. ... Benjamin Silliman. ...

Augustus Russell Street donated funds for the establishment of an art school in 1864. The program was placed under an art council, one of whose members was the painter-inventor Samuel F. B. Morse, a graduate of Yale College. When the School opened in 1869, it was the first of its kind affiliated with a tertiary institution in America. Classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, and art history were inaugurated. Portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse by Mathew Brady, between 1855 and 1865 Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor, and painter of portraits and historic scenes; he is most famous for inventing the electric telegraph and Morse code. ... For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). ...

Architectural instruction was begun in 1908 and was established as a department in 1916 with Everett Victor Meeks at its head. Drama, under the direction of George Pierce Baker and with its own separate building, was added in 1925 and continued to function as a department of the School until it became an independent school in 1955. Yale School of Drama traces its roots to the Yale Dramatic Association, the second oldest college theatre association in the country, founded in 1900. ...

In 1959 the School of Art and Architecture was made a fully graduate professional school. Four years later the Art and Architecture Building was opened to much controversy. Designed by Paul Rudolph, it falls under the category of brutalism in modernist architecture. The Yale Art & Architecture Building is one of the most widely known examples of Brutalist architecture. ... Paul Rudolph (October 23, 1918 Elkton, Kentucky – August 8, 1997 New York City), American architect and Dean of the Architecture Department at Yale University. ... Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the Modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. ...

In 1972 two separate schools, the School of Art and the School of Architecture, were established. They have continued to share the Art and Architecture building for most of the time since then. The Yale School of Architecture is one of the constituent schools of Yale University. ...

Study

The degree of Master of Fine Arts is the only degree offered by the School of Art. It is conferred upon recommendation of the faculty after successful completion of all course work in residence and after a faculty-approved thesis presentation. The minimum residence requirement is two years. All candidates’ work is reviewed by faculty at the end of each term.

The School of Art offers professional instruction in four interrelated areas of study: graphic design, painting/printmaking, photography, and sculpture.

The graduate student’s primary educational experience is centered on studio activity. Supporting this are structured courses such as drawing, filmmaking, and the relativity of color.

External Links

• Yale School of Art - official homepage

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