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[[File:18970403.NYC.Academy of Design (1865; razed).jpg|thumb|leftupright=1.1|National Academy of Design in [[New York City]], one of many [[Gothic Revivalrevival architecture|Gothic revival]] buildings modeled on the [[Doge's Palace]] in [[Venice]], seen {{circa|1863–1865}}.; Thisthis building was demolished in 1901.]]

Samuel Morse and other students set about forming "thea drawing association", to meet several times each week for the study of the art of design. Still, the association was viewed as a dependent organization of the American Academy, from which they felt neglected. An attempt was made to reconcile differences and maintain a single academy by appointing six of the artists from the association as directors of the American Academy. When four of the nominees were not elected, however, the frustrated artists resolved to form a new academy and the National Academy of Design was born.<ref>{{cite book |title=A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States (Vol. 3) |last=Dunlap |first=William |year=1918 |pages=52–57 |publisher=C. E. Goodspeed & Co. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0FJLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA52|access-date=February 17, 2008}}</ref>

In 2015, the academy struggled with financial hardship. In the next few years, it closed its museum and art school, and created an endowment through the sale of its New York real estate holdings.<ref name="NYT_Kennedy2016">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/arts/design/national-academy-plans-to-sell-two-fifth-avenue-buildings.html|title=National Academy Plans to Sell Two Fifth Avenue Buildings|first=Randy|last=Kennedy|work=The New York Times |date=March 17, 2016|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> Today, the academy advocates for the arts as a tool for education, celebrates the role of artists and architects in public life, and serves as a catalyst for cultural conversations that propel society forward.<ref name="NatRev2019">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/national-academy-of-design-artist-advocacy/ |title=The National Academy of Design Makes a Triumphant Comeback |last=Allen |first=Brian T |work=National Review |quote=It has always been an artist-run organization. Its exclusive, invite-only membership comprises many of the best artists in the country, and going forward it has decided to focus its resources and energy on serving them. This means promoting their achievements, helping them through grants, and producing a snappy online journal that’s fresh and focused. |date=January 5, 2019 |access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>

The academy occupied several locations in [[Manhattan]] over the years. Notable among them was a building on [[Park Avenue]] and 23rd Street designed by architect [[P. B. Wight]] and built 1863–1865 in a [[Venetian Gothic architecture|Venetian Gothic]] style modeled on the [[Doge's Palace, Venice|Doge's Palace]] in [[Venice, Italy|Venice]]. Another location was at West 109th Street and [[Amsterdam Avenue (Manhattan)|Amsterdam Avenue]].<ref name=casp10>Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan and Mike Gartland. ''The Art of George Tuska'' ([[TwoMorrows Publishing]], 2005), {{ISBN|978-1-893905-40-5}}, p. 10</ref> From 1906 to 1941, the academy occupied the [[American Fine Arts Society]] building at 215 West 57th Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asllinea.org/american-fine-arts-society-building/|access-date=2020-12-06| title=Celebrating the American Fine Arts Society Building| website=asllinea.org|date=November 4, 2017 }}</ref>

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At the heart of the National Academy is their ever-growing collection. Academicians choose and contribute a work of their own creation, building upon the academy's distinguished legacy. Today, their permanent collection totals over 8,000 works and tells a singular history of American art and architecture as constructed by its creators. The Academyacademy organizes major exhibitions and loans their works to leading institutions around the world, in addition to providing resources that foster scholarship across disciplines.

Among the teaching staff were numerous artists, including [[Will Hicok Low]], who taught from 1889 to 1892. Another was Charles Louis Hinton, whose long tenure started in 1901. The famous American poet [[William Cullen Bryant]] also gave lectures. Architect [[Alexander Jackson Davis]] taught at the academy. Painter [[Lemuel Wilmarth]] was the first full-time instructor.<ref>[http{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalacademy.org/pageview.asp?mid=1&pid=56 History of the School] {{webarchive|urlarchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706143827/http://www.nationalacademy.org/pageview.asp?mid=1&pid=56|dateurl-status=dead|title=NAD|archivedate=July 6, 2009|website=nationalacademy.org}}</ref> [[Silas Dustin]] was a curator.<ref name="dustin">{{cite web|title=Painting by Dustin|url=http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=628&Lot_No=23284|publisher=fineart.ha.com|access-date=October 19, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Brown Gray Durand 1850.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|A few members in 1850 (L to R): [[Henry Kirke Brown]], [[Henry Peters Gray]] and founding member [[Asher Brown Durand]].]]

[[File:Annual Reception at the National Academy of Design, New York.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Annual Reception at the National Academy of Design, New York'', 1868, a [[wood engraving]] from a sketch by W. S. L. Jewett.]]

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* [https://wwwartsandculture.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/partner/national-academy-museum-school?hl=en Virtual tour of the National Academy of Design] at [[Google CulturalArts & InstituteCulture]]

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