ROBERT BEVERLY HALE was the Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a world-renowned teacher at The Art Students League of New York for forty years, and Adjunct Professor of Drawing and Lecturer on Anatomy at Columbia University. He is also the author of Master Class in Figure Drawing and the co-author of Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters.
JACOB COLLINS is a leading figure in the contemporary revival of classical painting. He earned a BA in history from Columbia University, attended New York Studio School, the New York Academy of Art, and the Art Students League. As a student, Collins also copied extensively in museums in America and Europe. His work has been widely exhibited in North America and Europe, and is included in several American museums. Collins is the founder of the Water Street Atelier, the Grand Central Academy of Art, and the Hudson River School for Landscape.