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Memphis College of Art company history timeline

1936

The college opened on October 5, 1936 and was once housed in the James Lee House in Victorian Village.

1959

From 1959 until its closing, the main building of the college was Rust Hall in Overton Park, an award-winning example of mid-century architecture designed by Roy Harrover with his company, Harrover & Mann.

1961

In its opening, the college hired a total of eleven African American teachers, despite the discrimination of 1961.

1976

Later, the position of the Memphis Academy of Art's first president was assigned to Doctor Jameson M. Jones, in 1976.

1982

Under new leadership, a milestone is reached when computer technology is merged with art by new Academy president, John S. Slorp, in 1982.

2010

Then, the Nesin Graduate School is created in 2010 and provided the Master of Art Education, Master of Art in Teaching, and Master in Fine Arts programs.

2020

Soon after, the Memphis College of Art reached its end on May 9, 2020, with their last Commencement Ceremony.

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1936
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