Brooklyn Museum Art School

The Brooklyn Museum Art School provided instruction for amateur artists as well until January 1985, when it was transferred to the Pratt Institute's Continuing Education Division.

During World War II the Brooklyn Museum Art School offered limited classes in painting, photography and drawing.

[2] Artists included Augustus Peck, William Baziotes, Max Beckmann, Ben Shahn, and Reuben Tam.

The enrollment number suffered as more institutions began to offer accredited programs in the fine arts during the late 1950s.

A Bachelor of Fine Arts program in conjunction with Long Island University was planned to begin in 1959, but never came to fruition due to lack of funding.