Sentences with phrase «storied institution»
The phrase "storied institution" refers to a well-known place, organization, or establishment with a rich history and many interesting stories. Full definition
And more recently, over 150 of the top private high schools in the U.S., including Phillips Exeter and Dalton — storied institutions which have long relied on the status conveyed by student ranking — have pledged to shift to new transcripts that provide more comprehensive, qualitative feedback on students while ruling out any mention of credit hours, GPAs, or A — F grades.
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In its opening year Josef and Anni Albers taught art and weaving, respectively, having left Germany after the Nazis closed the equally storied institution, the Bauhaus, that same year.Albert Einstein and Clement Greenberg gave lectures, and Robert Rauschenberg, Kenneth Noland, and Ray Johnson were among the numerous artists who emerged from the school.
In doing so, we have turned a page for this storied institution, which has been known by the same name since it was first founded 129 years ago «by a small group of merchants, lumbermen, bankers, and manufacturers.»
«The mission of our storied institution.»
Jesse Dingle, formerly the principal of John Handley High School in Winchester, Va., took the reins of the storied institution this summer.
The storied institution that describes itself as a nexus for artists of African descent has tapped Amanda Hunt (at right) to join its curatorial team.
This outsourcing of MoMA's collection comes at a pivotal moment for the storied institution, as it prepares to rehang its permanent collection in 2019 after its long - time expansion is realized.
From SoHo and Chelsea to the storied institutions of the Upper East Side, galleries have the power to touch the nerves of collectors as they continue to refine their tastes.
These trustees were perfectly happy basking in the prestige of sitting on the board of a storied institution, but they didn't do their job.
Rather than preserving a storied institution for perpetuity, Campbell decided that he should come in and shake things up.
The project is the latest effort to provide much - needed cash to Cooper Union, a storied institution on Astor Place since 1859.
The lawsuit asks the courts to block any tuition — both this year and permanently — and to order a financial audit of the storied institution whose alumni include Thomas Edison, Felix Frankfurter, Nobel Laureate Russell Hulse and One World Trade Center architect Daniel Libeskind.
It's telling that the old Copper Union building is still the mast head for that storied institution.
Almost all involve the exploits and heroics of the residents of that storied institution after they left to honorably serve their country.