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The Otis Archives are now online with over 1,000 images, including the entire 80 pages of the 1975 historical document, The Otis Story.

Gallery: Images from Our Archive

Original building on Wilshire 1910s

1910s The Bivouac, Wilshire Campus

Former residence of Harrison Gray Otis and original building for Otis Art Institute when the school opened its doors in 1918.

What's in a Name?

The College has had seven different names in the last 100 years:

1918 - The Otis Art Institute of the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science & Art

1936 - Otis Art Institute

1947 - The Los Angeles County Art Institute

1961 - The Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County

1978 - Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design

1992 - Otis School of Art and Design

1993 - Otis College of Art and Design

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