Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts

Template:Short description Template:Multiple issuesTemplate:Infobox school Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates The Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts, originally known as the Leonardo da Vinci Art School, was a small, short-lived art academy located at 85 Court Street in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The sole instructor at the academy was Michele Falanga. The school closed in 1945.

History

Michele Falanga was born in Naples and studied in Rome. He emigrated to the United States in 1901.<ref name="EagleObit">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1923, Falanga founded the Leonardo da Vinci Art School in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. It later became the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts and was based at 85 Court Street.<ref name="EagleObit"/>

See also

• Culture of New York City
• Education in New York City
• List of art schools

References

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