Swain School of Design
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title:
Swain School of Design
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The Swain School of Design (1881–1988) was an independent tuition-free non-profit school of higher learning in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It first defined its mission as a "school of design" for the "application of art to the industries" in 1902, making it the 12th oldest art school in the United States. By then, the 19th-century whaling capital of the world was already in a textile boom, one that required designers. In response, Swain's trustees developed a meticulous program of study. In the
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Design School in Massachusetts
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swain_School_of_Design
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2007-02-20T01:13:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T12:11:21Z
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