View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:9577924
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
St. John's Wood Art Schools occupied three early Victorian houses at 29 Elm Tree Road, in London, just west of Marylebone Cricket Club and Regent's Park. It was established in 1878, and had, as noted in its prospectus for 1933-1935, "flourished as an institution independent of subsidy, and free from outside jurisdiction." By the 1930s, it was well respected, and enjoyed the patronage of the likes of Sir William Llewellyn, R. Anning Bell, Sir George Clausen, Sir John Lavery, A.J. Munnings, and George Spencer Watson. In 1933, Frederick Dudley Walenn was replaced as principal of the school by Patrick Ferguson Millard and Ernest Perry, who ushered in a greater emphasis on modern design. Their school prospectus for 1933-1935 records a method of teaching art emphasizing "three elements ... the physical, the mental, and the spiritual; or, to be more exact, the 'Hand and Eye', the Reason which controls them, and the Creative Urge or Aesthetic Impulse." Course offerings included: Life drawing and painting; Head and costume; Drawing and painting from still life, antique, drapery, etc.; Anatomy; Observation and memory class; Composition class; Lettering, drawing for reproduction, poster painting, design, perspective and architectural drawing; and Mural decoration. In 1945 the school became the Anglo-French Art Centre; it closed in 1951, due to financial troubles.
Subject Terms:
Gore-Booth, Colum. | Clausen, George, 1852–1944. | Coxon, Raymond James, 1897– | Erskine, Peggy. | Hess, Nancy. | Jamieson, Robert Kirkland, 1881–1950. | Jarrett, Dudley. | Lamont, Edith. | Luard, Lowes Dalbiac. | Mackintosh, Marion. | Martin, Kenneth, 1905–1984. | Millard, Patrick Ferguson, 1902– | Minton, John, 1917–1957. | Perry, Ernest, b. 1908. | Sassoon, Jack. | Skeaping, John, 1901–1980. | Walenn, Frederick Dudley, 1869–1939. | St. John's Wood Art Schools (London, England) | St. John's Wood Sketch Club (London, England) | Art -- Competitions -- Great Britain. | Art -- Exhibitions -- Great Britain. | Art schools -- Great Britain. | Art students -- Great Britain. | Art -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain. | Drawing -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain. | Painting -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain. | London (England) -- Social life and customs.