Dave was a real New Yorker, and in all his flamboyance, incorrigibleness, convulsive laughter, and memorable kindness, he was a quintessential part of Art Students League life.
Until I saw the New York Times article, I had no idea that the art of the last six centuries had ceased to matter. I mean, I’ve been following the news every day.
In an atelier-based school, like the Art Students League, an instructor’s work of art can serve as a kind of shorthand for the unique curriculum that he or she brings to the studio.
Four painters who completed the Art Students League’s Certificate Program in 2016 are exhibiting in the Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery through July 23, 2016.