High School of Art and Design

Not to be confused with The High School of Music & Art.
High School of Art and Design

View of the school
Address
245 East 56th Street
Manhattan, New York, 10022
United States
Coordinates 40°45′32″N 73°57′58″W / 40.759025°N 73.966082°W / 40.759025; -73.966082Coordinates: 40°45′32″N 73°57′58″W / 40.759025°N 73.966082°W / 40.759025; -73.966082
Information
Type Public
Established 8 November 1936 (1936-11-08)
Oversight New York City Department of Education
Principal Frances DeSanctis
Grades 9–12
Campus type Urban
Slogan "Where Art and Academics Thrive"
Athletics conference Public Schools Athletic League
Website artanddesignhs.org

The High School of Art and Design is a Career and Technical Education high school in Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1936 as the School of Industrial Art, the school moved to its Midtown Manhattan location on 56th Street, between Second and Third Avenues,[1] in September 2012. High School of Art and Design is operated by the New York City Department of Education.

History

On November 8, 1936,[2][3] four art teachers began what was to become the High School of Art and Design, the School of Industrial Art,[4] in a former Manhattan elementary school at 257 West 40th Street,[3] which for a time had housed a WPA Federal Theatre Project locale.[5][6] Initially, they used orange crates and plywood to make storage and desks.[6] One of the co-founders, John B. Kenny, became principal in 1941.[7] The school soon moved to a building on East 79th Street in the Upper East Side, the former annex to the Benjamin Franklin High School.[8] In September 1960, the school changed its name to the High School of Art and Design and moved to 1075 Second Avenue in east Midtown.[6]

The 1936 school was first envisioned as a continuation school, that is, a school where children who had left school and gotten jobs attended for half days to continue their education, normally including vocational classes relevant to their current or possible future jobs. However, it opened as a vocational high school, which students would attend full-time.[5] The initial class consisted of 121 students and eight teachers.[5]

On November 8, 2004, a rally was scheduled on the occasion of the school's 68th anniversary. This was to include a press conference at which increased support of the school would be urged.[2] On November 8, 2006 the school celebrated its 70th anniversary. The office of the Mayor of New York City issued a proclamation making November 8 "High School of Art and Design Day".[9]

Academics and events

Applicants must take an entrance exam and present a portfolio to be accepted. Freshmen sample all art and design subjects before selecting a major for their sophomore, junior and senior years. Students at Art and Design receive two periods of art instruction per day, choosing from among eight art majors: cartooning, animation, architecture, graphic design, illustration, fashion, photography, and film/video.

Art and Design's Kenny Gallery, named for the school's founding principal John B. Kenny, hosts monthly art exhibits of student work. The gallery is open to the public. The theater was donated by the Friends of Art and Design (FAD).[10]

Notable people

Faculty

Some members of the school's faculty have become notable for their creative work outside teaching. These include:

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ Google (May 5, 2015). "High School of Art and Design, 245 E 56th St, New York, NY 10022" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "1,000 Expected to Rally at Art & Design High School on Monday, November 8th" (Press release). New York: New York City. PRWeb.com. November 6, 2004. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. 1 2 "S.I.A — 257 West 40th Street". SIA Fresco '60. (Yearbook) The Board of Education of the City of New York. p. 16. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Art and Design High School > Did You Know?". New York City Department of Education. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  5. 1 2 3 "History of S.I.A". SIA Fresco '60. p. 13. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 Mira Tweti (December 5, 2001), "School's Alumni and Staff Feel Its Art Emphasis Is Neglected", The New York Times, p. D8, retrieved January 6, 2014
  7. ↑ "John Kenny, 88, Dies; Founded High School". The New York Times. March 2, 1988. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "History of S.I.A", p. 14
  9. ↑ "City of New York Proclaims Nov. 8th "High School of Art and Design Day"" (Press release). New York: New York City. PRWeb.com. November 6, 2006. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  10. ↑ Anemona Hartocollis (December 13, 2000), "From a Rude Bump, a Lift for a School", New York Times, p. B11, retrieved January 6, 2014
  11. ↑ NY Times Frank Eliscu, 83, Who Sculptured Heisman Trophy
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  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kimball, Kirk. "Gaspar Saladino — The Natural". Dial B for Blog Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  20. 1 2 3 4 Tweti, Mira. "School's Alumni and Staff Feel Its Art Emphasis Is Neglected", The New York Times, December 5, 2001. Accessed October 29, 2007. "Graduates include the designer Calvin Klein, the singer Tony Bennett, the playwright Harvey Fierstein and the filmmaker Ralph Bakshi."
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  24. ↑ Kastner, Jeffrey. "ART/ARCHITECTURE; An Energetic Imagist Who Dances With Chance". The New York Times. August 19, 2001. Accessed November 19, 2007.
  25. ↑ Donadoni, Serena. "Hormonal pyrotechnics 101: Amy Heckerling on life, love and other high-school explosives." Metro Times. July 26, 2000. Accessed February 10, 2008. "Few filmmakers are as in touch with their inner teenager as Amy Heckerling, even if her own experience is diametrically opposed to those of the California teens in her best films. The Bronx native attended the High School of Art and Design in nearby Manhattan, where she focused on photography, and eventually moved on to New York University to study film."
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  27. ↑ Contributor's Notes, Eclectica magazine, October / November 2005. Accessed August 6, 2008. "Eljay Persky grew up in New York City's Greenwich Village, attending the High School of Art and Design."
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  32. ↑ Le Marie, Nicole. "Hot on Prada's heels, the divine Marc Jacobs". The Independent. February 25, 2007. Accessed April 18, 2008. "Since graduating from the New York High School of Art and Design in 1981 and moving on to the Parsons School of Design, the New Yorker has gathered accolades galore and is now artistic director for Louis Vuitton."
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