Rinehart School of Sculpture

The Rinehart School of Sculpture is the MFA granting sculpture program of the Maryland Institute College of Art located in Baltimore, MD. It was ranked in 2016 as the #3 MFA program in the country for sculpture by Us News & World Report.[1]

When the American sculptor William Henry Rinehart died in 1874, he left most of his estate in trust for the purpose of "aiding in the promotion of a more highly cultivated taste for art among the people of my native State, and of assisting young men in the study of the art of sculpture who desire to make it a profession.[2]" Originally administered by the Peabody Institute, the Rinehart School of Sculpture opened in 1896 under MICA's leadership. In his name MICA established the Rinehart School of Sculpture and a Rinehart fellowship.

Notable alumni include Hans Schuler (1899), Elizabeth Turk (1994), Doug Hall (1969), Mary Miss (1968) and Sungmi Lee (2005). Past Directors of Rinehart have included J. Maxwell Miller (1923–1933), Hans Schuler (1925–1951), Tylden Streett (Acting Director 1960-1961), Norman Carlberg (1961-1998)[3], and Maren Hassinger (1998–2018). The current director is Jann Rosen-Queralt[4].

References
  1. "Best Graduate Sculpture Programs Ranked in 2016". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. John Dorsey (June 15, 1996). "A century of sculptors Art: Maryland Institute's Rinehart School of Sculpture has been creating them since 1896". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  3. https://www.baltimoresun.com/obituaries/bs-md-ob-norman-carlberg-20181120-story.html
  4. "An Interview with Jann Rosen-Queralt". MICA. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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