National Academy Of Design
Coordinates: 40°47′02″N 73°57′32″W / 40.784°N 73.959°W / 40.784; -73.959
| National Academy Museum and School | |
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National Academy of Design (1863-65), one of many Gothic Revival buildings modeled on the Doge's Palace, Venice |
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| Formation | 1863 |
| Type | Museum and school |
| Purpose/focus | To promote the fine arts in America through instruction and exhibition |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S.A. |
| Location | Fifth Avenue and 89th Street |
| President | Bruce Fowle, NA |
| Website | http://www.nationalacademy.org |
The National Academy Museum and School, 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 7,000 works of American art from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
The Academy has had several homes over the years. Notable among them was a building built during 1863-1865, designed by architect P. 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. 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.
Members of the National Academy may be identified using the post-nominal "NA" (National Academician). One cannot apply for membership.
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