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, Charles Cushing Wright, Ithiel Town, and others "to promote the fine arts in America through instruction and exhibition." Membership is limited to 450 American artists and architects, who are elected by their peers on the basis of recognized excellence.

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National Academy Museum and School of Fine Art; National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts; The National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts
art museum, nonprofit organization, art academy, exhibition, learned society, United States, 


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    Gilbert Stuart Park 877 Miriam Phillips Walley (page 507 crop)Gilbert Stuart Park 877 Miriam Phillips Walley (page 507 crop)
    Landscape by Asher B. Durand, 1850, National Academy of DesignLandscape by Asher B. Durand, 1850, National Academy of Design
    Annual Reception at the National Academy of Design, New YorkAnnual Reception at the National Academy of Design, New York
    Eduardo Gordigiani, portrait of Harry Watrous c. 1895, Collection of the National Academy of DesignEduardo Gordigiani, portrait of Harry Watrous c. 1895, Collection of the National Academy of Design
    National Academy of Design jury 1900 with captionNational Academy of Design jury 1900 with caption
    Council of the Academy of Design, New York, 1922.Council of the Academy of Design, New York, 1922.
    Council of the National Academy of Design, New York,1922, with captionCouncil of the National Academy of Design, New York,1922, with caption
    Council of the National Academy of Design, New York, April,1922.Council of the National Academy of Design, New York, April,1922.
    1923 list of Hallgarten Prizes1923 list of Hallgarten Prizes