150 Years of SAIC

Since the first SAIC scholarship was established in 1891, students have benefited greatly from the financial support that enables them to further their artistic goals.

In 1912 SAIC alum James Earle Fraser was commissioned to redesign the nickel.

An influential social reformer starts an SAIC family legacy that spans more than a century.

Lorado Taft (1860–1936) founded SAIC's Sculpture department and gained renown for his monumental and largely allegorical sculptures.