Art Students League of New York

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The Art Students League of New York is located in the American Fine Arts Society building at 215 West 57th Street (Manhattan) in Manhattan, New York City since 1892. As one of the oldest art schools in America, the League is known for the informal attitude that pervades its ateliers. Although artists may study full-time, or, as in the case of many historic alumni and staff, over the course a lifetime, there have never been any degree programs or grades. From the 19th century to the present, the League has counted among its attendees and instructors many historically important artists, and contributed to numerous influential schools and movements in the art world. The school's motto Nulla Dies Sine Linea or "No Day Without a Line" is traditionally attributed to the Greek painter Apelles by the historian Pliny the Elder, who recorded that Apelles would not let a day pass without at least drawing a line to practice his art. The League participated in the founding of the American Fine Arts...

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