American Artists School

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The American Artists School was a progressive New York City art school active in the mid-20th century, known for its leftist, socially conscious approach to art education and for training notable artists such as Jacob Lawrence.

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Label Occurrences
American Artists School canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf art school ⓘ
defunct school ⓘ
educational institution ⓘ
activePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
educationalPhilosophy access to art education for working-class students ⓘ
art as a tool for social change ⓘ
focus anti-fascist themes in art ⓘ
socially engaged art ⓘ
workers' issues in art ⓘ
hasType private school ⓘ
ideology leftist ⓘ
socialist-leaning ⓘ
influenced American social realist painting ⓘ
Jacob Lawrence ⓘ
politically engaged art education in the United States ⓘ
knownFor association with social realism ⓘ
leftist orientation ⓘ
progressive art education ⓘ
socially conscious approach to art ⓘ
training African American artists ⓘ
languageOfInstruction English ⓘ
locatedIn Manhattan ⓘ
New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
New York County ⓘ
United States ⓘ
movement American left-wing art ⓘ
social realism ⓘ
notableStudent Anton Refregier ⓘ
Charles White ⓘ
Hilda Abel ⓘ
Jacob Lawrence ⓘ
Minna Citron ⓘ
Mitchell Siporin ⓘ
notableTeacher Anton Refregier ⓘ
Minna Citron ⓘ
Moses Soyer ⓘ
Rafael Soyer ⓘ
Stuart Davis ⓘ
William Gropper ⓘ
partOf New York City art scene ⓘ
region Northeastern United States ⓘ
state New York ⓘ
status closed ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jacob Lawrence → educatedAt → American Artists School ⓘ
Elaine de Kooning → educatedAt → American Artists School ⓘ
Ad Reinhardt → educatedAt → American Artists School ⓘ
Ruth Gikow → educatedAt → American Artists School ⓘ