Artists / St. Petersburg State Art and Industry Academy named A Stieglitz

The Saint Petersburg State Art and Industry Academy, named after Alexander von Stieglitz and informally known as the Vera Mukhina Higher School of Art and Design, was founded in Saint Petersburg in 1876 as the School of Technical Drawing of Baron Alexander von Stieglitz.
In 1945, by decision of the Soviet Government School of Technical Drawing, it was re-established as the College of Art and Design which provides training in the monumental, decorative and industrial arts. In 1948 it became the Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry.