New York School of Applied Design for Women
| New York School of Applied Design for Women | |
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Facade of the 160 Lexington Avenue building
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Manhattan, New York City, New York United States |
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| Type | Art and design school |
| Established | 1892 |
| Opened | October 1895 |
| Founder | Ellen Dunlap Hopkins |
| Organizational changes | Co-educational since 1944 |
| New York Phoenix School of Design (1944-1974) |
Merged with Phoenix Art Institute |
| Pratt-New York Phoenix School of Design (1974-1979) |
Merged with Pratt Institute |
| Pratt Manhattan Center (1979-1986) |
Renamed |
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New York School of Applied Design
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New York School of Applied Design for Women at , 1910
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| Location | 160 Lexington Avenue Manhattan, New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′38″N 73°58′56″W / 40.74389°N 73.98222°WCoordinates: 40°44′38″N 73°58′56″W / 40.74389°N 73.98222°W |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Harvey Wiley Corbett |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical architecture |
| NRHP Reference # | 82001202 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1982 |
| Designated NYCL | May 10, 1977 |
The New York School of Applied Design for Women, established in 1892, was an early design school for women in New York City. The New York School of Applied Design building was built in 1908 and is now a landmarked building.
The school became the New York Phoenix School of Design in 1944 when it merged with the Phoenix Art Institute, and in 1974, it merged with the Pratt Institute to form the Pratt-New York Phoenix School of Design.
The school, originally located at 200 West 23rd Street, was established in 1892. When it opened in October 1895, 410 students enrolled in the school. The founder and driving force of the school, Ellen Dunlap Hopkins, was involved in the academic program, fund-raising among wealthy individuals, management, and administration.
Unique at its time for providing advanced education to working class women, its purpose was that "of affording to women inspiration which may enable them to earn a livelihood by the employment of their taste and manual dexterity in the application of ornamental design to manufacture and the arts."
The school provided courses in illustration, book cover design, interior design, wallpaper and textile design, architecture, and a wide range of other art and design courses. The school, with an extensive art library, taught historic art and design classes for the students first two years at the school. It employed Henry L. Parkhurst of Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company to teach book cover design, Paul de Longpré taught watercolor flower painting, and Daniel Carter Beard taught animal drawing. The school arranged for the sale of artworks by graduates and students.
Its original directors were James Carroll Beckwith of the Art Students League of New York and the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Reverend Dr. John Wesley Brown of Saint Thomas Church, lawyer and statesman Elihu Root, and Ellen Dunlap Hopkins. Its later supporters included John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, and Adolph Lewisohn.
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