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 ...