Author:             Yale University. School of Art.

Title:              Yale University School of Art records, YRG 20, 1865-1983 inclusive)

Physical Details:   80.75 linear ft.

Location:           Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, Box 1603A Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520.

Call Number:        YRG 20

Notes:

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 in 1866 with the completion of Street Hall. A professorship in Painting and Design was created and the School was formally opened in 1869. The School conferred the first Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1891. Courses in Architecture began in 1908; Drama, a part of the School until 1955, was added in 1925; and in 1928 the Yale Art Gallery opened. A large addition to the Gallery, designed by Louis Kahn, opened in1953. From 1955 to 1958, the School operated with the name of the School of Architecture and Design. The designation of School of Art and Architecture (1958-1971) was adopted in 1958. In 1969, an internal organization of the faculty led to the creation of the Faculty in Art and the Faculties in Design and Planning. In 1972 this action was formalized by the creation of two autonomous schools: the School of Art (1972- ) and the School of Architecture (1972- ). The two Schools remain closely associated but are administratively separate.

The record group contains office files, correspondence, student records, minutes, and subject files of the School of Art. 

Subjects:           Yale University. School of Art.
                    Yale University. Art Gallery.
                    Arts.

Record ID:          CTYV85-A1427