School of Art, Yale University, records 1950-1998

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School of Art, Yale University, records 1950-1998

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The records consist of subject files, correspondence, printed material, posters, and films documenting the administration, staff, and students of the Yale School of Art and its predecessors. Records documenting the Planning and Priorities Committee and the Graphic Art Department are also included.

6.5 linear feet

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Yale University. School of Art

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The study of visual arts at Yale began in 1832 with the opening of the Trumbull Gallery, the first art museum in the country to be connected with a college. A successful exhibition there in 1858 generated interest in formalized studies in art at Yale. The School of Fine Arts (1869-1955), made possible by a gift from Augustus Street (B.A. 1812), began soon thereafter and was established with the completion of Street Hall. A professorship in Painting and Design was created and the School was forma...