Vassar College is a school that is dedicated to the beauty of art and life The school has a rich past of supporting the arts which it strives to keep up today Through the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Vassar College continues to be a leader in the world of art The impressive collection within helps to teach not just art students but also the entire campus The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Vassar College has a history going back to the 19th century Mathew Vassar started this collection by donating famous paintings of the Hudson River School It was founded with the intention of teaching students about art from actual art Although this makes perfect sense today Vassar College was in fact the first to do this Making use of all of the paintings pottery and prints has long been a tradition at the college The building itself is often thought of as a work of art The campus grounds are in a way an extension of the museum There is of course the sculpture garden but also the campus is surrounded by b