In 2023, Chicago’s storied American Academy of Art—training ground for some of the nation’s most influential commercial artists—celebrated its 100th birthday. Last week, a statement posted ...

After completing his studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Elvgren worked for several advertising ... during the 1940s and 1950s and he created over 500 pin-up paintings during his career ...

This appreciation of detail can be found in his painting of dappled sunlight on macaw parrots in a tropical rainforest. Born in 1935 in Chicago, IL, Sloan studied at the American Academy of Art before ...

The American Academy of Art College, a century-old nonprofit art school in downtown Chicago, is canceling its fall semester and shutting down, citing losses from persistent poor enrollment.

In Chicago, Elvgren moved toward realistic painting after coming across the work of fellow American Academy of Art alum Haddon Sundblom, best known for the images of Santa Claus he created for ...