Another Other Tradition: Counter Culture, Comics, and the Sixties

On June 2, 1875, a group of art students had the radical idea to create their own art school—one designed for and run byindependent artists.These students broke away from theNational Academy of Design and started the Art Students League of New York—an atelier-style institution whereanyone with an interest in art education can learn traditional fine art technique.Withmore than 100 classes taught in-studio and online, League students make art from day one. League artistslearn by doing, under the guidance of professional artist instructors. Free from a set curriculum and restrictive grading system, League students can focus on making art.There are no applications or prerequisites. Course registration is by the month, and tuition isamong the most affordable in New York City.Visitthe League's websiteand start making art today!

The Art Students League of New York

Learn about the volatile aesthetic currents that flowed through a tumultuous and pivotal decade with Dan Nadel.

The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery

Learn about the volatile aesthetic currents that flowed through a tumultuous and pivotal decade with Dan Nadel, Steven and Ann Ames Curator of Drawings and Prints and a co-curator of Sixties Surreal at the Whitney Museum of American Art; Dan is also the author of the acclaimed biography Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life (Scribner, 2025).

Header image: Paul Thek, Untitled (from the series Television Analyzations), 1963, oil on canvas, 39.5 x 39.75 in. Collection of the BRD Family Foundation. © Estate of Paul Thek.

Another Other Tradition: Counter Culture, Comics, and the Sixties

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