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American Academy of Art College

The American Academy of Art College is a private art school in Chicago, Illinois.[1] It was founded in 1923 for the education of fine and commercial arts students.

Not to be confused with American Academy of Arts.

Type

1923

Richard H. Otto

21+ full time

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The school's Bill L. Parks Gallery is open to the public and features exhibitions of works by students, faculty, visiting arts and works from the academy's permanent collection.[2]

History[edit]

The American Academy of Art was founded in 1923 by Frank Young and Harry L. Timmins to train students for careers in commercial and fine art.[3]

Academics[edit]

Enrollment is typically between 400 and 500 students. Eight areas of study are offered for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, all of which require 126 credit hours to graduate. The academy is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Joyce Ballantyne

Thomas Blackshear

Bruce Burns

Sandy Dvore

Gil Elvgren

Loren Long

Rupert Kinnard

Alex Ross

Richard Schmid

Richard Sloan

Haddon Sundblom

Jill Thompson

John Tobias

- Attended but did not graduate

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