University of Iowa School of Art and Art History
| School of Art and Art History The University of Iowa |
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141 North Riverside Drive 150 ABW University of Iowa Iowa City, IA |
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| Type | Public |
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Ars Longa. Vita Brevis Est (Art is forever. Life is short) |
| Director | John Beldon Scott |
| Enrollment | Approx. 800 undergraduate majors Approx. 125 graduate students |
| Information | (319) 335-1771 |
| Website | http://www.art.uiowa.edu |
The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History is a school of the University of Iowa located in Iowa City, IA which awards undergraduate and graduate degrees in Art and Art history. The graduate program offers Masters of Arts in Art and Art history, Master of Fine Arts in Art and Doctor of Philosophy in Art history. One of the largest departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School has approximately 650 undergraduate majors, 100 graduate students and 40 faculty and is consistently ranked as one of the top ten public art schools in the US. Faculty and students have included: Grant Wood, Mauricio Lasansky, David Hockney, Elizabeth Catlett, H. W. Janson, Philip Guston, Charles Ray, and Ana Mendieta.
The arts were an important part of the curriculum at the University of Iowa long before The School of Art and Art History was officially established in 1936. As far back as 1882, University of Iowa students were required to take "free-hand drawing" courses. Art History was added around 1900 through the departments of Philosophy and Classical Archaeology.
In the 1920s, the University brought art history and studio art into one department creating a rich learning environment where studio artist would benefit by learning the history of art and art historians could better understand the studio experience. This innovative idea was copied by many institutions calling it the "Iowa Idea".
Iowa was the first major university to accept creative works, rather than written theses for graduate degrees in the arts. In 1924 the University of Iowa conferred the first graduate degree "Matser's in Graphic and Plastic Arts" to Eve Drewelowe. In 1940 Elizabeth Catlett was awarded the first Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Iowa. The University of Iowa conferred more graduate arts degrees in the nation between 1946–62 than any other university.
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