National Academy of Design
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The National Academy of Design is an honorary association of American artists, founded in New York City in 1825 by Samuel Morse, Asher Durand, Thomas Cole, Frederick Styles Agate, Martin E. Thompson,
The academy's previous building at 1083 Fifth Avenue
The National Academy of Design in New York City. It was one of many Gothic revival buildings modeled on the Doge's Palace in Venice. Demolished 1901.
The National Academy School of Fine Arts
A few members in 1850 (L to R): Henry Kirke Brown, Henry Peters Gray, and founding member Asher Brown Durand.
Asher Brown Durand
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Asher Brown Durand was an American engraver and painter of the Hudson River School.
National Academy of Design
…The National Academy of Design is an honorary association of American artists, founded in New York City in 1825 by Samuel Morse, Asher Durand, Thomas Cole, Frederick Styles Agate, Martin E. Thompson, Charles Cushing Wright, Ithiel Town, and others "to promote the fine arts in America through…
Asher Brown Durand, c. 1869, by Abraham Bogardus
Asher Durand, Kindred Spirits, 1849
The First Harvest in the Wilderness, c. 1855, Brooklyn Museum