Artist and activist Alice Standish Buell spent her life lifting up women—through social work, art, and unwavering community engagement.
Art, History
How a 1942 Catalogue Revealed Arshile Gorky’s Ties to the Art Students League
Apr 9, 2025, 5:44 PM
Marking Arshile Gorky’s 121st birthday and Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, this reflection explores his enduring legacy, deep connections to the League, and a recently uncovered 1942 exhibition that sheds new light on his life, work, and Armenian identity.
For painting landscapes en plein air, Frank Vincent DuMond taught his students a method of pre-mixing color strings in stepped values, moving from light to the dark value by creating color “notes” analogous to musical keys.
Art Students League History, History
“Women Picturing Women” Features Alumnae of the Art Students League of New York
Mar 29, 2021, 2:30 PM
An exhibition exploring works by women depicting women in portraits and domestic scenes, home-centered settings, and idyllic, invented landscapes.
At the League, History
Sarah Taylor Adams: Early Deaf Artist at the Art Student League of New York
Feb 24, 2021, 3:38 AM
The Art Students League of New York played a vital role in Deaf artist Sarah Taylor Adams’ desire to challenge ableist discrimination and to grow as an artist.
At the League, History
The Masters: Art Students League Instructors and Their Students
Dec 6, 2018, 10:25 AM
A three-venue exhibition in collaboration with Hirschl & Adler Galleries and 511 Projects, The Masters celebrates the contribution of the Art Students League teachers and students from the late nineteenth century through the present.
Howard Russell Butler’s vision of a building devoted to artists
An important subplot of A Landmark Exhibition: An Alliance of Artists and Patrons on 57th Street is the Art Students League’s role not only in introducing Impressionism to New York City but also in pioneering the Midtown gallery district.
A selected chronology of the Art Students League’s West 57th Street home since 1892.
It is the singular genius of the Art Students League that the best possible training for an artist is to teach self-reliance.