School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1876 |
Parent institution | Tufts University |
| Dean | Nancy Bauer |
Academic staff | 135 full- and part-time [1] |
| Undergraduates | 301[1] |
| Postgraduates | 149[1] |
| Location | Boston , Massachusetts , U.S. |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Northeastern University AICAD Professional Arts Consortium |
| Website | smfa.tufts.edu |
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (also known as the Museum School or SMFA at Tufts; formerly the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) is one of the schools that Tufts University comprises, located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees dedicated to the visual arts. It is affiliated with the Museum of Fine Arts. SMFA is also a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of several dozen leading art schools in the United States.
Contents
1 Overview
2 History
3 Noted artists affiliated with the school
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Overview
The school does not have a foundations program, but it does require all new students to take a freshman seminar. Encouraged to build an individual program of interdisciplinary study, students are not asked to declare a major, but by choosing among in-depth courses in a dozen disciplines, students are free to concentrate in a medium of their choice.
One of the unique attributes of SMFA is that students are required to participate in a "Review Board" which is a review of all of the art work that a student has done during the semester. Review Boards are led by two faculty members, one of whom is the students' choice, and two fellow students. There are many opportunities for students to exhibit their artwork at both the main building and the Mission Hill building.
Opportunities to exhibit works include the annual Art Sale and the juried "Student Annual Exhibition". Various galleries and spaces that are available to students around the school buildings include Bag Gallery, Hallway Gallery, Bathroom Gallery, Underground Gallery, as well as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The School's main campus is adjacent to and just to the west of the Museum of Fine Arts. Most classroom space is located there, as well as the Cafe des Arts, the library, the School's store and the Grossman Gallery. The Mission Hill building, located about a quarter mile from the main building, recently has been renovated and includes studio spaces for graduate and post-baccalaureate students as well as classrooms, workshops, and the Writing Center.
History
The Weems Center, part of Graham Gund's expansion, looking down from the third floor
From 1876 to 1909, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, was housed in the basement of the original Museum building in Copley Square. When the Museum moved to Huntington Avenue in 1909, the School moved into a separate, temporary structure to the west of the main building. The permanent building, designed by Guy Lowell, was completed in 1927. The 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) red brick building provided improved classroom, studio and library facilities. In 1945 the Museum School and Tufts College collaborated to develop their first joint degree teacher training granting program. The creation of additional programs between the two institutions followed soon after.
In 1987, a newly renovated and expanded school building, designed by architect Graham Gund, more than doubled the size of the existing structure and provided an auditorium, enlarged library, expanded studios and classrooms, a spacious new entrance, cafeteria, and increased gallery and exhibition spaces. Gund's expansion included the central atrium, known as the Katherine Lane Weems Atrium, that connects the two buildings.
In December 2015 it was announced that the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA) would become a part of Tufts University and on June 30, 2016 the integration was completed.
Noted artists affiliated with the school
Frederick Warren Allen, Sculptor, Teacher for 50 years, 30 as Head of Sculpture, 1907-1954, Emeritus
Marion Boyd Allen, painter. Attended 1902–09
David Aronson, painter, sculptor; Emeritus Professor of Art, Boston University
David Armstrong, photographer
Art School Cheerleaders, performance art troupe
Will Barnet, painter/printmaker. Attended 1928–1930
Kaiju Big Battel, performance art troupe
Carol Beckwith, photographer, author, and artist
Ture Bengtz, painter/printmaker, teacher
Liz Boston, painter, Diploma, 2000
David Buckley,MFA 1977,Painter/former musician with the BARRACUDAS lives in London
Frank Weston Benson, painter. Diploma, 1883
Jan Brett, illustrator. Attended 1969–70[2]
Margaret Fitzhugh Browne, painter
Lisa Bufano, performance artist
Al Capp, cartoonist (Li'l Abner), attended briefly before having to leave for non-payment of tuition
Marie Cosindas, photographer. Attended 1947–50 and 1955–56
Holly Coulis, painter. M.F.A., 1998
Allan Rohan Crite, painter. Diploma, 1936
Frank Dengler, sculptor. Instructor c. 1877
Jim Dine, painter/printmaker. Attended 1950–53 and 1955–58
Adio diBiccari, Sculptor
Philip-Lorca diCorcia, photographer
Omer Fast, video artist. BFA, 1995
Zach Feuer, art dealer. BFA 1996–2000
Esther Geller, painter, taught with Karl Zerbe 1943-44
Kahlil Gibran, painter/sculptor. Attended 1940–43
Nan Goldin, photographer. Diploma, 1977; Fifth Year Certificate, 1978
Charles Grafly, sculptor, Head of modeling, 1917 to 1929
William Snelling Hadaway, attended 1890s
Leslie Hall (2000–2003), frontwoman for Leslie and the Ly's
William Melton Halsey, painter/sculptor, 1935-1939, recipient of William Paige Fellowship[3]
Doc Hammer (briefly attended), painter
Juliana Hatfield, musician, 2012
Todd Hido, photographer
Susan Howe (graduated 1961) poet, scholar, essayist and critic
Joan Jonas, performance artist. Attended 1958–61
Tom Jung, graphic designer and illustrator
Lois Mailou Jones, painter. Diploma, 1927
Ellsworth Kelly, painter/sculptor/printmaker. Diploma, 1948
Eleanor de Laittre, artist
Arnold Borisovich Lakhovsky, painter/teacher
Mira Lehr, painter
Steven Lisberger, director, graduated 1974
May Hallowell Loud, painter. Attended 1879–83
David Lynch, filmmaker. Attended 1964–65
F. Luis Mora, artist and illustrator
Mark Morrisroe, photographer
Laurel Nakadate, video artist and photographer
Sally Pierone, artist. Attended 1940–1942
Stacy Poitras, chainsaw sculptor 1985–88
Larry Poons, painter. Attended 1957–58
Bela Lyon Pratt, sculptor, Head of modeling, 1893 to 1917
Liz Prince (2002–2007), comic book artist, Ignatz Award winner
Sarah Gooll Putnam (1851-1912), painter, enrolled in 1877
Richard Scarry, illustrator. Diploma, 1942
Doug and Mike Starn photographers and performance artists. Diploma, 1984; Fifth Year Certificate, 1985
Frank Stout, painter, 1949
Tom Sutton, illustrator and comic book artist
Edmund Tarbell, painter. Diploma, 1882
Wallace Tripp, illustrator. Attended 1960, 1964
Cy Twombly, painter/sculptor/printmaker. Diploma, 1949
John A. Wilson, sculptor
Peter Wolf, painter, singer
Levni Yilmaz, animator and cartoonist
Karl Zerbe, painter, head of Department of Painting 1937-1955
Malcolm Travis, video artist and musician. Attended 1974-1978
Chantal Zakari, book artist and graphic designer; faculty.
See also
- Boston Expressionism
- Boston School (painting)
References
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^ Severens, Martha (1999). William Halsey. Greenville County Museum of Art. p. 14. ISBN 096032464X.
External links
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- Official website
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Tufts University
- Northeastern University
Coordinates: 42°20′19″N 71°05′48″W / 42.33856°N 71.09676°W / 42.33856; -71.09676
