School of Art, Yale University, memorabilia 1949-2008

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School of Art, Yale University, memorabilia 1949-2008

The material consists of printed material, posters and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings documenting activities and events of the Yale School of Art and the Yale School of Art & Architecture.

3.25 linear feet (6 boxes)

eng,

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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...