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  1. The St. Louis School of Fine Arts was founded as the Saint Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts in 1879 as part of Washington University in St. Louis, and has continuously offered visual arts and sculpture education since then. Its purpose-built building stood in downtown St. Louis on Lucas Place.

  2. The museum's origins date to 1879, [3] when the Saint Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts was founded as part of Washington University. [4] The nascent museum was housed in a building Wayman Crow commissioned of Boston architects Peabody and Stearns as a memorial to his son, Wayman Crow Jr.

  3. The St. Louis School of Fine Arts was founded as the Saint Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts in 1879 as part of Washington University in St. Louis, and has continuously offered visual arts and sculpture education since then. Its purpose-built building stood in downtown St. Louis on Lucas Place.

  4. The museum was founded in 1879 as the Saint Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts (part of Washington University in St. Louis) and located in a downtown building. The building was originally built by Wayman Crow as a memorial to honor his son, Wayman Crow Jr. Crow employed Boston architects Peabody & Stearns to design the building located at ...

  5. The Museum was founded in 1879 and was then called the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts, an independent entity within Washington University. The museum has the largest collection of artwork on display in the city, with three floors featuring a variety of styles of artwork from all over the world.

  6. May 9, 2024 · Founded in 1879 as the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts, the Saint Louis Art Museum houses an exceptional collection of over 34,000 works spanning various artistic styles, cultures, and periods.

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  8. May 3, 2024 · The school and museum separated in 1909, with the art transferred to the organization that would become the Saint Louis Art Museum; the school remained operational and is now known as the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.