American Academy of Art College

Short description: Private art school in Chicago, Illinois

American Academy of Art College

Type| Private art school
Established| 1923
President| Richard H. Otto

Academic staff

| 21+ full time
Students| 242
Location|

Chicago

Illinois

United States

[ ⚑ ] : 41°52′38.8″N 87°37′28.5″W﻿ / ﻿41.877444°N 87.624583°W﻿ / 41.877444; -87.624583
Website| www.aaart.edu

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.

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]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Academics
* 3 Notable alumni
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

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

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.

## Notable alumni

* 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
* Kanye West - Attended but did not graduate

## References

1. ↑ "American Academy of Art College". Higher Learning Commission. https://www.hlcommission.org/component/directory/?Itemid=&Action=ShowBasic&instid=2872. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
2. ↑ "Bill L. Parks Gallery". American Academy of Art. http://www.aaart.edu/academics/bill-l-parks-gallery/. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
3. ↑ "Academy History". American Academy of Art. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080416151955/http://www.aaart.edu/academy-history.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23.

## External links

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