The American School of Design was founded as the New York School of Design in New York City, New York,[1] in 1896.[2] In 1935, it was located at 625 Fifth Avenue,[3] and by the following year had relocated to 625 Madison Avenue.[1][4] By 1942, it was located at 133 East 55th Street, under recently installed president Matlack Price.[5] It remained in existence through at least the late 1940s.[6]
In 1928, it inaugurated the Warren O. Van Brunt Scholarship, determined by a competition among high-school students. In 1937, the first prize was a two-year scholarship and the second a one-year scholarship, with two honorable mentions supplying half-tuition.[9]
It is unrelated to the New Bauhaus, American School of Design, in Chicago, Illinois.
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^ ab"Dalton School Show". The New York Times. May 16, 1936. p. 13. The American School of Design (formerly the New York School of Design, will hold its annual exhibition at the school studio, 625 Madison Avenue.... Abstract; full article requires subscription.
^"Many Art Shows to Open This Week". The New York Times. October 14, 1935. p. 15. Retrieved September 1, 2015. Abstract; full article requires subscription.
^Descahmps, Mary (March 16, 1980). "Artists in Brush With Zone Law". The New York Times. p. LL3 (Long Island Weekly Section). Retrieved September 1, 2015. Abstract; full article requires subscription.
^"Business Notes". The New York Times. September 29, 1939. p. 44. Retrieved September 1, 2015. Abstract; full article requires subscription.
^"School of Design Gives Scholarships". The New York Times. May 26, 1937. p. 23. Retrieved September 1, 2015. Abstract; full article requires subscription.