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American Fine and Decorative Art, New York

GRADUATE STUDY

Fine & Decorative Art

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We are now accepting applications for September 2010.

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NEWS & EVENTS

2009 Orientation Week for new Students at Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York.

New book by Sotheby’s Institute of Art: Understanding Art Objects: Thinking through the Eye.

Watch artists Dan Graham and David Rago talk at Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York.

Listen to a panel discussion on 'Beginning to Collect' at New York Foundation for the Arts.

“The Sotheby’s Institute of Art program is unique in that it offers an academic program in a business environment allowing students to experience facets of the art world that might otherwise remain a mystery.”
Carly K. Krum
American Fine & Decorative Art, 2003
Assistant to the Vice Chairman Sotheby’s, New York

Students in this programme explore the full range of American fine and decorative arts through an intensive and integrated programme of lectures, seminars, object study, museum and gallery visits and practical work. Hands-on sessions involving observation, comparison and analysis train students in painting, sculpture, prints, furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, textiles and more.

Students become familiar with artists and makers from all regions of American art production while contextual study enhances their understanding of the works of art as created in a particular time and place. Instruction in research, writing, and public speaking prepares students to enter the art profession or to continue their studies. Alumni of the programme now hold significant positions in galleries, auction houses, consultancies and museums.

The core curriculum is supplemented by direct object study at Sotheby’s auction house, galleries, museums, and historic houses. Travel and field trips to key sites add to the rich New York experience for the study of American art. Students are taught by scholars, curators, dealers, auction experts and other art professionals.

For two weeks at the beginning of the winter term, the students work as interns at the Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory.

Course breakdown

SEMESTER 1
September - December, 2010
History of American Fine Art 1670-1860
History of American Decorative Art 1630-1860
Professional Practice and Research Methods
Study visit (e.g. Newport, RI, Winterthur)

SEMESTER 2
January - May, 2011
Internship at the Winter Antique Show
History of American Fine Art 1860-1945
History of American Decorative Art 1860-1945
Professional Practice: Thesis preparation
Study visit (e.g. Charleston, SC, Colonial Williamsburg, VA)

SEMESTER 3
June - October, 2011
Thesis (MA only)

Upon the successful completion of the two semester course of study, students receive a non-credit Graduate Certificate which may be accepted in transfer by Sotheby’s Institute of Art-London. Students may then matriculate for the Master’s degree by completing a dissertation (Master’s thesis) in a third semester of independent study under the supervision of the London faculty. The MA degree is granted in collaboration with The University of Manchester in the UK.

The American Fine and Decorative Art Certificate Programme is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

Faculty
Jonathan Clancy, Programme Director
Tom McNulty
Amelia Peck
Carrie Rebora Barratt

Download American Fine & Decorative Art programme prospectus.

Total programme fees 2009-2010*
Graduate Certificate: $38,100
MA: $44,100 (including Semester 3) - please see paragraph above *
Travel Costs: $4,500

*Fees may be subject to a small increase for 2010/11.

For details on how to apply, please visit our admissions page.

Sotheby's Institute of Art brochure/catalog

Download our brochure/catalog 2010-2011.

Need more information?
Please e-mail Alissa Roeder at a.roeder@sothebysinstitute.com
or call us on tel: 212 897 6647

All New York coursework is offered on a non-credit basis.

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