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The Chouinard Art Institute was a professional art school founded in 1921 by Nelbert Murphy Chouinard (1879–1969) in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. In 1961, Walt and Roy Disney guided the merger of the Chouinard Art Institute and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music to establish the California Institute of the Arts.
Founded in 1921, the Chouinard Art Institute was a leading professional art school in Los Angeles until it was absorbed into CalArts. It was established by its namesake, artist and educator Nelbert Murphy Chouinard (1879–1969), for the training of both fine art practitioners and commercial artists.
Apr 15, 2014 · Entertainment & Arts. L.A.’s Chouinard Art Institute chronicled in new documentary film. By Mike Boehm. April 15, 2014 7:10 AM PT. A new documentary film is the latest chapter in an ongoing...
- Staff Writer
Jun 23, 2021 · See century-old artists’ benches from Chouinard Art Institute, a progressive art school founded by Nelbert Murphy Chouinard in 1921, and its legacy of alumni such as John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, and Corita Kent. The exhibition runs through June 27, 2021 at Marta gallery in Los Angeles.
The California Institute of the Arts ( CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual and performing arts.
- Suburban
- 1,523 (Fall 2019)
- 1883; 140 years ago, Chouinard 1921, CalArts 1961, Valencia Campus 1971
- Ravi Rajan
About. Explore the Era. Delve into the postwar Los Angeles art world in this online archive, which provides additional material related to the exhibitions on view at the Getty Center.
Jul 1, 2001 · Entertainment & Arts. True to a Significant School. By SUZANNE MUCHNIC. July 1, 2001 12 AM PT. Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer. Chouinard Art Institute closed its doors 29 years ago,...
