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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Artists School canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art school
ⓘ
defunct school ⓘ educational institution ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educationalPhilosophy |
access to art education for working-class students
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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
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socialist-leaning ⓘ |
| influenced |
American social realist painting
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Jacob Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York County NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| movement |
American left-wing art
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Anton Refregier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles White NERFINISHED ⓘ Hilda Abel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Minna Citron NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitchell Siporin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeacher |
Anton Refregier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minna Citron NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses Soyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafael Soyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ William Gropper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City art scene ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.