Practice and Profession of the Arts
Acceptance of the arts in higher education.
Though the Bauhaus had no immediate successor, it affected the
teaching of art in many
schools in following decades.
Such education achieved notable growth in
university-based or university-sponsored
schools of art, especially in the
United States. Such schools
attempt, in many instances, to combine a four-year academic
education with studio work in drawing, painting, sculpture,
and other media. Many offer specialized work in such fields
as industrial design, book illustration, advertising art, and
costume design. The graduates of these schools usually are granted
bachelor's or master's of fine arts degrees. None of the schools,
however, has attempted to realize the Bauhaus ideal of a student
completely trained in both the fine and applied arts.
The same is true of schools of architecture, most of which
are connected with universities. In these, the academic curriculum
is generally more rigorous than in schools of art. A degree
is usually granted after a five-year course, which includes
considerable work in traditional liberal arts subjects. A number
of schools offer special concentrations in city planning.
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