Brooklyn Museum Art School.

The Brooklyn Museum Art School was founded in 1941 in Brooklyn, NY and closed in 1985. A non-degree-granting institution, its chief purpose was the training of professional artists, although it also offered classes for amateurs. At its peak in the 1950s, the school was run by artist Augustus Peck and benefited from the GI Bill; continual efforts to either become accredited or to merge with an existing degree-granting institution began during this period and remained a concern until the School's eventual demise. Although student numbers declined in the 1960s and 1970s, post-graduate scholarships were offered to promising young artists and the School's reputation in the art world rose under the leadership of Jolyon Hofsted. However, funding continued to be a problem and the decision was made to close the school in 1985; the remaining students (mostly amateurs) were transferred to the Pratt Institute's Continuing Education division.

The Brooklyn Museum Art School was founded in 1941 in Brooklyn, NY and closed in 1985. A non-degree-granting institution, its chief purpose was the training of professional artists, although it also offered classes for amateurs. At its peak in the 1950s, the school was run by artist Augustus Peck and benefited from the GI Bill; continual efforts to either become accredited or to merge with an existing degree-granting institution began during this period and remained a concern until the School's eventual demise. Although student numbers declined in the 1960s and 1970s, post-graduate scholarships were offered to promising young artists and the School's reputation in the art world rose under the leadership of Jolyon Hofsted. However, funding continued to be a problem and the decision was made to close the school in 1985; the remaining students (mostly amateurs) were transferred to the Pratt Institute's Continuing Education division.

The Brooklyn Museum Art School was founded in 1941 in Brooklyn, NY and closed in 1985. A non-degree-granting institution, its chief purpose was the training of professional artists, although it also offered classes for amateurs. At its peak in the 1950s, the school was run by artist Augustus Peck and benefited from the GI Bill; continual efforts to either become accredited or to merge with an existing degree-granting institution began during this period and remained a concern until the School's eventual demise. Although student numbers declined in the 1960s and 1970s, post-graduate scholarships were offered to promising young artists and the School's reputation in the art world rose under the leadership of Jolyon Hofsted. However, funding continued to be a problem and the decision was made to close the school in 1985; the remaining students (mostly amateurs) were transferred to the Pratt Institute's Continuing Education division.

The Brooklyn Museum Art School was founded in 1941 in Brooklyn, NY and closed in 1985. A non-degree-granting institution, its chief purpose was the training of professional artists, although it also offered classes for amateurs. At its peak in the 1950s, the school was run by artist Augustus Peck and benefited from the GI Bill; continual efforts to either become accredited or to merge with an existing degree-granting institution began during this period and remained a concern until the School's eventual demise. Although student numbers declined in the 1960s and 1970s, post-graduate scholarships were offered to promising young artists and the School's reputation in the art world rose under the leadership of Jolyon Hofsted. However, funding continued to be a problem and the decision was made to close the school in 1985; the remaining students (mostly amateurs) were transferred to the Pratt Institute's Continuing Education division.

The Brooklyn Museum Art School opened at the Brooklyn Museum in summer 1941, after a long existence at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences, the Museum's parent organization. A non-degree-granting institution, its chief purpose was the training of professional artists, although it also offered classes for amateurs. At its peak in the 1950s, the school was run by artist Augustus Peck and benefited from the GI Bill; continual efforts to either become accredited or to merge with an existing degree-granting institution began during this period and remained a concern until the School's eventual demise. Although student numbers declined in the 1960s and 1970s, post-graduate scholarships were offered to promising young artists and the School's reputation in the art world rose under the leadership of Jolyon Hofsted. However, funding continued to be a problem and the decision was made to close the school in 1985. The Art School faculty and students were transferred to the Pratt Institute's Continuing Education division in January 1985.

The Brooklyn Museum Art School was founded in 1941 in Brooklyn, NY and closed in 1985. A non-degree-granting institution, its chief purpose was the training of professional artists, although it also offered classes for amateurs. At its peak in the 1950s, the school was run by artist Augustus Peck and benefited from the GI Bill; continual efforts to either become accredited or to merge with an existing degree-granting institution began during this period and remained a concern until the School's eventual demise. Although student numbers declined in the 1960s and 1970s, post-graduate scholarships were offered to promising young artists and the School's reputation in the art world rose under the leadership of Jolyon Hofsted. However, funding continued to be a problem and the decision was made to close the school in 1985; the remaining students (mostly amateurs) were transferred to the Pratt Institute's Continuing Education division.

The Brooklyn Museum Art School was founded in 1941 in Brooklyn, NY and closed in 1985. A non-degree-granting institution, its chief purpose was the training of professional artists, although it also offered classes for amateurs. At its peak in the 1950s, the school was run by artist Augustus Peck and benefited from the GI Bill; continual efforts to either become accredited or to merge with an existing degree-granting institution began during this period and remained a concern until the School's eventual demise. Although student numbers declined in the 1960s and 1970s, post-graduate scholarships were offered to promising young artists and the School's reputation in the art world rose under the leadership of Jolyon Hofsted. However, funding continued to be a problem and the decision was made to close the school in 1985; the remaining students (mostly amateurs) were transferred to the Pratt Institute's Continuing Education division.

The records of the Art School at the Brooklyn Museum document the activities of the department.

The Brooklyn Museum Art School, a non-degree-granting professional school, opened at the Brooklyn Museum in summer 1941, after a long existence at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences, the Museum's parent organization. The Art School faculty and students were transferred to the Pratt Institute Continuing Education Division in January 1985.

The Art School's curriculum included courses in drawing, painting, woodworking, sculpture, and photography. In subsequent years, additional courses were introduced, such as printmaking, ceramics, graphic arts, and jewelry. The Art School organized individual and group exhibitions to showcase the works of their faculty and students. From 1974 to 1984, these exhibitions occurred five to seventeen times per year and lasted a few weeks at a time. In previous years, exhibitions were less frequent.

The Brooklyn Museum Art School was founded in 1941 in Brooklyn, NY and closed in 1985. A non-degree-granting institution, its chief purpose was the training of professional artists, although it also offered classes for amateurs. At its peak in the 1950s, the school was run by artist Augustus Peck and benefited from the GI Bill; continual efforts to either become accredited or to merge with an existing degree-granting institution began during this period and remained a concern until the School's eventual demise. Although student numbers declined in the 1960s and 1970s, post-graduate scholarships were offered to promising young artists and the School's reputation in the art world rose under the leadership of Jolyon Hofsted. However, funding continued to be a problem and the decision was made to close the school in 1985; the remaining students (mostly amateurs) were transferred to the Pratt Institute's Continuing Education division.