From 1978 until 1991, the Otis Art Institute, located in Los Angeles, was affiliated with Parsons School of Design. Its official name was the Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design. In 1993, the school was renamed Otis College of Art and Design. This series visually documents Otis during the period of its Parsons' affiliation. Dean David Levy details the evolution of the affiliation in the Parsons Centenary oral history project collection (PC.07.01.01) that can be accessed online here: http://digitalarchives.library.newschool.edu/index.php/Detail/objects/PC070101_Levy_19940127