Nottingham School of Art
Other names: Nottingham Government School of Design (c. 1888); Nottingham Municipal School of Art and Design; Nottingham College of Art (from 1934); Nottingham College of Art and Crafts (from 1940)
Foundation date: 1843
Active: 1869 -
Function: Art school
Meeting schedule: annual
History or description: The Nottingham School of Art was the first provincial government art school to be established outside of London. M. Cooper suggests that the important role of the English textile industry 'especially in the light of the recent decline in the textile trade' made Nottingham an 'obvious' early candidate for government support. [see M. Cooper 'Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery (2005), p. 4]
The School was opened as a School of Design on the 1 April 1843 at the People's Hall, Beck Lane. The aim of the school was to 'provide elementary instruction in design for manufacturers, and in the history, principles and practice of ornamental art.' [see 'History of the College' in 'Opening of the Extensions to the Building' (1951)]
The school moved premises to Plumtree House, Stoney Street, and in 1858 to Commerce Street. On the 22 October 1863 the foundation stone for the new College of Art building was laid. From c.1888 the school was known as the Nottingham Government School of Design and was governed by the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee. Extensions were made to the school in 1881-2 and 1893.
Modelling classes are not listed in the school reports from 1869 (first available report) to 1873. A National 'Queen's Prize' was awarded to a student of the School for 'Design for Panels in Carved Wood'; this is listed in the 1873 School Report.
The 1873 report states that 'we commenced a Ladies; class for Modelling and Wood Carving. We have made a very fair start, and have every encouragement to hope that the class will become permanent. It opens a new field of art work for ladies, which will fully repay them for their application.' This is the first reference to modelling classes in the School's reports from 1869.
The 1874 report is the first to list Government Art prizes being awarded to students for modelling. The 1875 School Report lists ten students attending the 'Modelling Class.' There is a separate listing for a 'Ladies' Evening' class, so it is unclear whether this 'Modelling Class' took the same format as that which began in 1873 as the 'Ladies' Class for Modelling and Wood Carving.'
In the 1877 Report the 'Wood Carving and Modelling' course is described as a 'special class for Ladies and Gentlemen, for instruction in Modelling in Clay and Wax, and Carving in Wood.' In 1875 to 1876 and 1876 to 1877 the class had 14 students. In 1877-1878 and 1879-80, 8 students; 1880-1881, 7 students. It was the smallest course run by the school. There are no listings for this class in the reports from 1883-1885, although National and Government prizes for modelling are listed as having been awarded to students in the 1884-1885 report.
The 1885-1886 report does not list modelling classes, however, numbers of students attending 'Artizans' Evening Classes' are listed in 1884-85 (345 students), and 1885-86 (364 students). Numerous prizes for modelling and modelling classes are referenced in the 'Castle Museum and School of Art Committee' Reports which are available from 1902 onwards.
The 1904 'Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee' records an increase in the numbers of students in the modelling class. It also states that 'this year students have started to carve in stone and marble. Special rooms are required to carry on the work of modelling in its various branches successfully. At present the students are working under considerable difficulties, for want of properly lighted rooms.'
The 'History of the College' (1951) states that 'at some time between 1893 and 1914, the conservatory was divided to from a modelling studio on the east side, whilst the South-east corner of the building was completed by the addition of a studio for advanced modelling and sculpture.'
The 1893 Borough of Nottingham Council Report contains a 'Report of the School of Art Committee' which discusses plans for expansions to the premises as 'the number of pupils attending the School has increased so considerably that the present accommodation for cast, antique and life work, is quite insufficient, and the consequent over-crowding is prejudicial to the efficient carrying on of those studies.'
From c.1919 onwards the School Prospectuses list advanced classes in 'Modelling from Antique and Life', 'Modelling Design' and 'General Modelling.' Other courses included 'Designing for Stained Glass' and 'Study for Architects.'
From c.1925 the School of Art prospectuses list courses in sculpture which could be taken as day or evening classes. The courses are described as offering 'a sound and complete training to students desirous of becoming sculptors, and to modellers, wood and stone carvers, plasterers and other workers to whom the study of modelling and carving (in their application to architectural requirements or other ornamental purposes) is necessary.' Other courses that were offered included metal work, jewellery, furniture design and wood carving.
The 1933-34 'Annual Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee' records that the name of the School would be changed from a 'School of Art' to 'Nottingham College of Art' in 1934.
The 'School of Modelling and Sculpture' is first listed in the 1940-41 'School Prospectus' which describes courses as having 'been arranged in such a manner that, whilst paying due regard to historical tradition and practice, every opportunity is afforded to students of developing individual talent through the direction of attention to modern requirements and methods of production.' Day and evening classes were offered in: metal founding, wrought metal work, wood carving, stone carving, marble carving, pottery, plastics and letter cutting. A weekly lecture was provided by the principal on the 'History and Methods of Sculpture.' These classes and lectures were still running in 1951 and an additional lecture on 'Studio and Workshop Methods' was offered from c.1950.
Classes in Pottery, Gold and Silversmithing, Jewellery and Enameling, Letter Cutting Stone and Marble, Wood Stone and Marble Carving and Model Making were also taught as part of the School of Design and these began c.1912 and were still running in 1951. The 'History of the College' describes how in 1912-1913 'greater emphasis than previously was placed upon the development of craft production as an essential element in the training of designers. This led to the erection in 1914-15 of a substantial addition to the building which provided accommodation for painters' and decorators' work, pottery, silversmithing, and light metal work, and cabinet making.'
In the 1936 'Annual Report' it was noted that the 'School of Architecture, in which the University is associated with the College of Art, is now thoroughly established and its importance as a training ground is fully realised.'
In September 1941 a Junior Art Department of the College of Art was established. The numbers of students attending the school were affected by the war with 85 full time, 103 part time and 205 evening only students attending the College in 1940-41 [see 'Annual Report of the Castle Museum and College of Art and Crafts Committee' (1941)].
The College became a Central College of Art for Derby, Lincoln, Leicester and Nottingham in 1947. Further extensions were made to the college in 1945 and 1948-1951.
M. Cooper notes that from the 1840s onwards Nottingham School of Art exhibited its students' works to the public and that in 1855 the Government Department of Science and Art, London, loaned fine and decorative arts objects to the School for a large public exhibition.
Cooper has also suggested that the Nottingham School of Art had a particularly positive attitude towards female students and that women were increasingly being employed in the lace industry. [see M. Cooper 'Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery' (2005), p. 5]
Employees, Students & Members
Numbers: 409
Period Start: 1869
Period End: 1869
Numbers: 535
Period Start: 1875
Period End: 1876
Numbers: 496
Period Start: 1876
Period End: 1877
Numbers: 486
Period Start: 1877
Period End: 1878
Numbers: 614
Period Start: 1909
Period End: 1910
Numbers: 610
Period Start: 1919
Period End: 1920
Numbers: 804
Period Start: 1921
Period End: 1922
Numbers: 476
Period Start: 1939
Period End: 1940
Numbers: 393
Period Start: 1940
Period End: 1941
Locations
Address Nottingham | View on map
Address Plumtree House Stoney Street Nottingham | View on map
1858 - 1863
'History of the College', unpaged.
Address Waverley Street Nottingham | View on map
1869 (Presumed) - 1951 (Presumed)
Met at Waverley Street Nottingham | View on map
1869 (Presumed) - 1920 (Presumed)
Met and held classes at this address.
Exhibitions, Courses, Meetings and other Events
Organized Lecture series in the History and Methods of Sculpture (City of Nottingham College of Arts and Crafts), 1940-1941
1940 - 1941 (Presumed)
Organized Pottery Course (Nottingham School of Art), 1935
1935 - 1936 (Presumed)
Organized Sculpture Courses (City of Nottingham School of Art), 1925-1940
1925 (Presumed) - 1933 (Presumed)
Organized Exhibitions of Works by Students of the Municipal School of Art (Nottingham), 1904-1940
February 1904 (Presumed) - 1940 (Presumed)
Organized Wood Carving and Modelling Class (Nottingham School of Art), 1875-1883
July 1876 (Presumed) - 1904 (Circa)
Modelling classes are discussed in the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee Reports which are archived from 1902 onwards.
Organized Modelling Class (Nottingham School of Art), 1875-1876
1875 (Presumed) - 1876 (Presumed)
Organized Ladies' Class for Modelling and Wood Carving (Nottingham School of Art), 1873-1874
June 1873 - 1874 (Presumed)
Classes offered included Modelling Class (Nottingham Municipal School of Art and Design), 1919-1925
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Institutional and Business Connections
Collaborated with Midlands Museum of Art
1872 - 1878 (Circa)
Collaborated with Minton and Company
1873 (Presumed) - 1874 (Presumed)
The 1873 Nottingham School of Art report states that 'two students [not named], originally trained at our school, have recently been appointed to important situations, as designers, - one as designer to Messrs Minton & Co., of the Potteries, Staffordshire, and another to a firm of decorators in Sheffield' [summary].
Collaborated with Castle Museum (Nottingham)
1880 (Circa)
From 1880 offered prized to students of the School of Art. From 1890 organised exhibitions of students works: see 'Annual Report of the Castle Museum Committee' (1880), cited in Williams 'The Lives and Works of Nottingham Artists' (1981), p. 65. See also Castle Musuem Committee Papers, 18 November 1890, in which it is first discussed that the 'committee are of the opinion that it is desirable to have an exhibition of works executed by past and present students at the School of Art and the Curator confer with Mr Harrison the Head Master as to the exhibition of a collection of these works during the Autumn exhibition' [summary]. This exhibition was held in December 1890. These exhibitions are still listed in the Castle Musuem and College of Art Committee Annual Report, October 1939.
Collaborated with Birmingham Municipal School of Art, Central School
22 February 1886
The 1885-1886 Nottingham School of Art Report contains a 'Report of the Head Master on a Visit to the Birmingham Municipal School of Art' on the 22 February, 1886. This reports gives a detailed description of the Birmingham School of Art sylabus.
Collaborated with Castle Museum (Nottingham)
1888 (Circa) - 1944 (Circa)
From c. 1888 to 1944 the school was governed by the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee; from 1944 it was governed by the Government Education Committee [see 'History of the College' in 'Opening of the Extensions to the Building' (1951)]. From 1902 onwards joint reports were produced by the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee for Council meetings.
Collaborated with University College Nottingham
1934 (Circa) - 1952 (Presumed)
Collaborated on art courses for students.
Employed School of Modelling and Sculpture
1940 - 1941 (Presumed)
Part of the Nottingham School of Art.
Associated People
Assistant principals included E. Doughty
1868 (Presumed) - 1869 (Presumed)
Listed as an 'Assistant Master'.
Assistant principals included J. Edwards
1868 (Presumed) - 1870 (Presumed)
Listed as an 'Assistant Master'.
Assistant principals included J.T. Hart
1868 (Presumed) - 1870 (Presumed)
Listed as an 'Assistant Master'.
Assistant principals included R. Staunton Cahill
July 1872 - July 1875
Listed as 'Second Master'.
Assistant principals included William H. Jobbins
July 1875 - March 1878
Assistant principals included Joseph Harrison
1879 - 1880 (Presumed)
Listed as 'Second Master'.
Assistant principals included Thomas Barrett
July 1881 - 1920
Listed as 'Second Master'.
Assistant principals included Louis Charles Collier
1940 - 1950 (Presumed)
Assistant principals included Robert Lyon
1951 - 1952 (Presumed)
By 1964 Robert Lyon was Principal of the Art School
Assistant teachers included W.H. Greensmith
July 1872 - July 1875
Assistant teachers included William Philip Smith
July 1872 - July 1882 (Presumed)
Assistant teachers included R. Young
July 1872 - July 1873
Assistant teachers included Joseph Harrison
July 1873 - 1878 (Presumed)
Assistant teachers included C. Clayson
July 1875 - July 1880 (Presumed)
Assistant teachers included Thomas Barrett
July 1878 - July 1881
Assistant teachers included W.H. Greensmith
July 1881 - July 1882 (Presumed)
Assistant teachers included Thomas Meldrum
July 1881 - July 1887 (Presumed)
From July 1883 onwards Meldrum was listed as 'Teacher of Design'.
Assistant teachers included J.H. Fletcher
1882 - 1887 (Presumed)
Assistant teachers included F.M. Rafter
July 1882 - July 1883
Assistant teachers included John Knight
1883 - 1887 (Presumed)
Assistant teachers included A. Phillips
July 1884 - 1887 (Presumed)
Assistant teachers of modeling included Audrey Freakley
1945 - 1952 (Presumed)
Listed as assistant teacher at the School of Modelling and Sculpture. Also listed from 1946 to 1948 as teacher of pottery and stone and marble carving and lettercutting. In 1949 as teacher of marble carving and lettercutting.
Assistant teachers of modeling included Maureen Curtis
1946 - 1948 (Presumed)
Listed as an assistant teacher in the School of Modelling and Sculpture.
Assistant teachers of modeling included Nancy Vickerstaff
1946 - 1948 (Presumed)
Listed as an assistant teacher in the School of Modelling and Sculpture.
Assistant teachers of modeling included G.G. Palmer
1949 - 1950 (Presumed)
Listed as an assistant teacher in the School of Modelling and Sculpture.
Assistant teachers of modeling included W. Payne
1949 - 1950 (Presumed)
Listed as an assistant teacher in the School of Modelling and Sculpture.
Honorary secretary was H.A. Goodyer
January 1869 (Presumed) - 1869 (Presumed)
Listed as the Honorary Secretary in the first avaliable archival source for the Art School: 'Government Art School', dated the 16 January 1869.
Principals included Thomas Cochett
1849 (Circa) - 1866 (Circa)
Listed with F. R. Fussell as Headmaster c. 1849-1866 in the essay 'History of the College' in 'Opening of the Extensions to the Building' (1851).
Principals included Frederick R. Fussell
1849 (Circa) - 1866 (Circa)
Listed with F. R. Fussell as Headmaster c. 1849-1866 in the essay 'History of the College' in 'Opening of the Extensions to the Building' (1851).
Principals included John Samuel Rawle
1866 (Probable) - June 1879
Resigned to take up an appointment as Head Master of the West London School of Art.
Principals included T. Irving Dalgliesh
July 1879 - 1887 (Presumed)
Principals included Joseph Harrison
1902 (Presumed) - December 1922
Listed as principal in the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee reports which are archived from 1902 onwards; and as 'Principal of Central School and Branch Classes' in the school prospectus from 1919.
Principals included Joseph Else
30 July 1923 - 31 August 1939
From Christmas 1922 Else was acting principal; the date of the permanent position in recorded in the 1922 'Annual Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee'. His salary in 1923 was £800 per annum. He retired on the 31 August 1939.
Principals included Alfred H. Rodway
1 September 1939 - 1951 (Presumed)
Students included M.E. Warwick
See Hall, 'Artists and Sculptors' (1953), p. 94. No dates are given.
Students included Joseph Harrison
1869 (Circa) - March 1878 (Circa)
Listed in the School of Art Report for the year ending 1879 as having been 'for many years a student in the School of Art, under Mr. Rawle'. He became Second Master in March 1878.
Students included John Huskinson
July 1874 (Presumed) - July 1877 (Presumed)
Listed as having been awarded a Government School of Art 'Queen's Prize' for 'Modelling in Clay from the Cast' in the 1875 Nottingham School of Art report. Listed as winning a Silver Medal, Bronze Medal, and Queen's Prize for modelling work in the 1876 Nottingham School of Art report. Listed as winning a Bronze Medal or modelling in 1877.
Students included Joseph Else
1890 - September 1900
See 'Register of Full-Time Teachers, Nottingham School of Art' (c. 1889-1921), index no. 4. See also Hall, 'Artists and Sculptors' (1953), p. 92.
Students included Francis Stevenson Birch
1894 - 1901 (Presumed)
Date of entry recorded in 'Alphabetical List of Students' (1900-1901). Listed as a student, aged 19, living in Basford, Nottingham, in 1900-1901. His occupation is listed as a Stone Mason.
Students included Ernest George Gillick
1896 (Circa)
Students included Frederick Edwin Collington
1896 - 1902
Attended evening classes from 1896 to 1903 and as a full time student from 1901 to 1902: see 'Register of Full-Time Teachers, Nottingham School of Art' (c. 1889-1921), index no. 2.
Students included Charles Leighfield Jonah Doman
1897 - 1901 (Presumed)
See numerous card entries for Charles L. J. Doman in Nottingham Local Artists Card Index, City Archives, Nottingham: no dates are given in the sources.
See also 'Alphabetical List of Students' (1900-1901). Date of entry to the school is recorded here. Listed as a student, aged 16, living at 57 Carlton Road, Nottingham, in 1900-1901. His occupation is listed as a sculptor.
Students included Mary Gaskell Gillick
1898 - 1902
Students included Bernard Doman
1899 - 1901 (Presumed)
See 'Alphabetical List of Students' (1900-1901). Date of entry to the school is recorded here. Listed as a student, aged 13, living at 51 Carlton Road, Nottingham, in 1900-1901. Occupation listed as sculptor.
Students included Joshua Roberts
1901 (Presumed)
See 'Alphabetical List of Students' (1900-1901). Date of entry to the school is recorded here. Listed as a student, aged 14, living in Lenton, in 1900-1901. Occupation listed as stone mason.
Students included Louis Charles Collier
September 1906 - July 1911
See 'Register of Full-Time Teachers, Nottingham School of Art' (c. 1889-1921), index no. 1.
Students included (George) Rayner Hoff
1910 - 1911 (Presumed)
See 'Alphabetical List of Students' (1910-1911). Date of entry to the school is recorded here. Listed as a student, aged 15, living in Wollaton, Nottingham, in 1910-1911. Occupation listed as stone mason.
Students included (George) Rayner Hoff
1910 - 1915
Part-time some or all of the period from 1910-15. He returned in 1919.
Students included Bert Harrison
1911 (Presumed)
See 'Alphabetical List of Students' (1910-1911). Date of entry to the school is recorded here. Listed as a student, aged 19, living in Sneinton, Nottingham, in 1910-1911. Occupation listed as wood carver.
Students included Alfred E. Hollbrook
1919 - 1921 (Presumed)
See 'Alphabetical List of Students' (1920-1921). Date of entry to the school is recorded here. Listed as a student, aged 14, living in Eastwood, Nottingham, in 1920-1921. Occupation listed as stone mason.
Students included Bert Elliott
1920 - 1921 (Presumed)
See 'Alphabetical List of Students' (1920-1921). Date of entry to the school is recorded here. Listed as a student, aged 24, living in Long Eaton, Nottingham, in 1920-1921. Occupation listed as wood carver.
Students included Ernest Webb
16 March 1921 - 1921 (Presumed)
See 'Alphabetical List of Students' (1920-1921). Date of entry to the school is recorded here. Listed as a student, aged 16, living at 75 Glapton Road, Nottingham, in 1920-1921. Occupation listed as sculptor.
See also two press cuttings in the 'Nottingham Local Artists Card Index', City Archives, Nottingham, taken from the 'Nottingham Guardian', 22 May, 1924 and 8 May, 1946 [summary]. No dates are given; and Hall, 'Artists and Sculptors' (1953), p. 94, no dates are given.
Students included James Arthur Woodford
11 September 1921 - 1921 (Presumed)
See 'Alphabetical List of Students' (1920-1921). Date of entry to the school is recorded here. Listed as a student, aged 25, living at 38 Alfred Street, Nottingham, in 1920-1921. Occupation listed as sculptor.
See press cutting from 'N.J. [possibly Nottingham Journal]', 21 June, 1934 in the 'Nottingham Local Artists Card Index', City Archives, Nottingham. No dates are given. See also Hall, 'Artists and Sculptors' (1953), p. 94.
Students included Edwin B. Smith
1922 (Circa) - 1931 (Circa)
Students included Leslie R. Watley
1930 (Circa) - 1931 (Circa)
Students included William Henry Woods
1930 (Circa) - 1935 (Circa)
Students included Ralph Frederick Hall
February 1931 - 1931 (Presumed)
See 'Alphabetical List of Students' (1930-1931). Date of entry to the school is recorded here. Listed as a student, living in West Bridgford, Nottingham, in 1930-1931. Occupation listed as modeller.
Students included Paula Russell
1946 (Circa) - 1947 (Circa)
See a photograph in the Nottingham School of Art Archives, City Archives, Nottingham no. DD/SA 4/1/6/3/6/72. The photograph shows a work created by the artist in c. 1946-7, as a student of the Nottingham School of Art: it is labelled with the artist's name and 'School of Sculpture, 1946-7'. The photograph shows a standing female figure probably cast in clay [summary].
Students included José Clark
1947 (Presumed)
See a photograph in the Nottingham School of Art Archives, City Archives, Nottingham no. DD/SA 4/1/6/3/5/17. The photograph shows a work created by the artist in 1947, as a student of the Nottingham School of Art: it is entitled 'Intermediate S2 [presumably denoting the sculpture course], Cast Stone' [summary].
Students included L. Cottan
1947
See a photograph in the Nottingham School of Art Archives, City Archives, Nottingham no. DD/SA 4/1/6/3/6/5. The photograph shows a work created by the artist in 1947, as a student of the Nottingham School of Art: it is labelled with the artist's name and 'Evening Work' and shows a seated mother and child probably cast in clay. It is dated the 4 December, 1947[summary].
Students included J. Burrows
1947 (Circa)
See a photograph in the Nottingham School of Art Archives, City Archives, Nottingham no. DD/SA 4/1/6/3/6/91. The photograph shows a work created by the artist in c. 1947-48, as a student of the Nottingham School of Art: it is labelled with the artist's name, 'Clay Model', 'Autumn Term 1947 School of Sculpture' and 'School of Sculpture, 1946-7', and dated 27 January 1948 [summary]. The photograph shows a standing female figure.
Students included Alan Howard
1948 (Circa)
See a photograph in the Nottingham School of Art Archives, City Archives, Nottingham no. DD/SA 4/1/6/3/6/89. The photograph shows a work created by the artist in 1948, as a student of the Nottingham School of Art: it is labelled with the artist's name and 'Clay Model, Intermediate Modelling' and dated 13 May 1948. It shows a seated figure [summary].
Students included D. Shineld
1949 (Presumed)
See a photograph in the Nottingham School of Art Archives, City Archives, Nottingham no. DD/SA 4/1/6/3/5/1. The photograph shows a work created by the artist in 1949, as a student of the Nottingham School of Art: it is entitled 'Clay Model of a penguin for toy-rubber mould process' [summary]. Phtotograph no. DDSA 4/1/6/3/6/8. The photograph is labelled with the artist's name and 'Life Figure', it is dated 1949 [summary]. See also photograph no. DDSA 4/1/6/3/6/87. The photograph is labelled with the artist's name and dated 1949-50. The photograph shows a woman carved in high relief [summary].
Students included Margaret Collins
1949 (Presumed)
See a photograph in the Nottingham School of Art Archives, City Archives, Nottingham no. DD/SA 4/1/6/3/6/92. The photograph shows a work created by the artist in c. 1949, as a student of the Nottingham School of Art: it is labelled with the artist's name and dated 1949. It shows a high relief of a woman probably carved in wood [summary].
Students included J. Brown
1949 (Circa) - 1950 (Circa)
See a photograph in the Nottingham School of Art Archives, City Archives, Nottingham no. DD/SA 4/1/6/3/6/111. The photograph shows a work created by the artist in c. 1949-50, as a student of the Nottingham School of Art: it is labelled with the artist's name and dated 1949-50. It shows a standing woman running probably a carved [summary].
Students included Valerie Lancaster
1950 (Circa)
See a photograph in the Nottingham School of Art Archives, City Archives, Nottingham no. DDSA 4/1/6/3/6/1. The photograph shows a work created by the artist in 1950, as a student of the Nottingham School of Art: it is untitled but shows a seated woman probably modelled in clay [summary]. See also no. DDSA 4/1/6/3/6/114. The photograph shows a work created in 1950, it is labelled with the artist's name and dated 1950. It shows a seated female figure probably modelled in clay [summary].
Students included Margaret Shipside
1950 (Circa)
See a photograph in the Nottingham School of Art Archives, City Archives, Nottingham no. DD/SA 4/1/6/3/6/2. The photograph shows a work created by the artist in 1950, as a student of the Nottingham School of Art: it is labelled with the artist's name and shows a seated male figure probably modelled in clay [summary]. See also no. DDSA 4/1/6/3/6/31. The photograph is labelled with the artist's name and 'Spring Term 1951', and it shows three female figures [summary]. Also no. DDSA 4/1/6/3/6/88. The photograph is labelled with the artist's name and dated 1950. It shows a figure probably carved in wood [summary].
Students included P. Hanford
1951 (Circa)
See a photograph in the Nottingham School of Art Archives, City Archives, Nottingham no. DD/SA 4/1/6/3/6/14. The photograph shows a work created by the artist in 1951, as a student of the Nottingham School of Art: it is labelled with the artists name, 'Summer Term 1951', and three figures probably modelled in clay [summary]. See also no. DDSA 4/1/6/3/6/117: the photograph is labelled with the artists name and 'Plaster Carving, 1951'. It shows a sculpture of a woman and child. Also no. DDSA 4/1/6/3/6/136: the photograph is labelled with the artist's name and 'A2 Autumn Term, 1951'. It shows a bust of a woman probably modelled in clay [summary].
Teachers included Louis Charles Collier
January 1921
Began teaching at the School in January 1921: see 'Register of Full-Time Teachers, Nottingham School of Art' (c. 1889-1921), index no. 1. The classes that Collier taught are not listed in this register; his annual salary is listed at £315 in 1923. The list gives details of Collier's teacher training certificates and previous teaching posts at other schools, for examle, from Sept. 1915 to Feb. 1916 he taught at a 'Secondary School, Long Eaton Derbyshire'.
Teachers included F.H. Cork
1946 (Presumed) - 1948 (Presumed)
Listed as a teacher of model making.
Teachers included F.M. Mitchell
1946 (Presumed) - 1948 (Presumed)
Listed as pottery teacher.
Teachers included P. Utley
1949 - 1950 (Presumed)
Listed as teacher of model making.
Teachers included Winifred Rawsthorne
1949 - 1952
Listed as teacher of pottery within the School of Design.
Teachers of architecture included Fred W. C. Gregory
1919 (Presumed) - March 1937
Retired from his position as head of the School of Architecture in March 1937.
Teachers of architecture included Frederick Edwin Collington
1927 - 1931 (Presumed)
Listed as a full time teacher of Architectural Classes in 1919, his annual salary is recorded as £365 in 1923: see 'Register of Full-Time Teachers, Nottingham School of Art' (c. 1889-1921), index no. 2.
Teachers of architecture included G. Checkley
March 1937 - 1947 (Presumed)
Listed as the Head of the School of Architecture from March 1937.
Teachers of architecture included D.W. Notley
1949 - 1952 (Presumed)
Listed as Head of the School of Architecture.
Teachers of design included Louis Charles Collier
1940 - 1950 (Presumed)
Listed as the Head of the School of Design.
Teachers of metal work included Louis Charles Collier
1921 - 1935
Teacher of a course in 'Metal Work in Jewellery'. His appointment is recorded in the 1921 'Annual Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee'.
Teachers of metal work included E. Dearing
1935 - 1940
Listed as the teacher of a course in 'Metal Work and Jewellery'.
Teachers of modeling included Oliver Sheppard
As listed in Appendix L to Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the work carried on by the RHA and MSA, Dublin, 1906, p. 90.
Location where Oliver Sheppard acted as Modelling Instructor for 7 years.
Teachers of modeling included William Philip Smith
June 1873 - July 1882
Teachers of modeling included Joseph Else
1919 (Circa) - 1938 (Circa)
Start date is listed in 'Register of Full-Time Teachers, Nottingham School of Art' (c. 1889-1921), index no. 4. His annual salary is listed as £450 in 1923. However he is listed in the 1911 Census Returns as a teacher of modelling at the 'Municipal School of Art'.
Teachers of modeling included E. Dearing
1935 - 1941 (Presumed)
Teacher of the pottery course from 1935 to c. 1941. From c. 1940 onwards pottery was taught through the School of Modelling and Sculpture and through the School of Design. Dearing was also listed as assistant teacher of the School of Modelling and Sculpture from c. 1940.
Teachers of woodcarving included Louis Charles Collier
1921 (Presumed) - 1936
Teacher of a course in 'Wood Carving'. His appointment is recorded in the 1921 'Annual Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee'.
Teachers of woodcarving included R.T. Youngs
1932 - 1936 (Presumed)
Teachers of woodcarving included E. Dearing
1935 - 1940 (Presumed)
Listed as the teacher of a course in 'Wood Carving'.
Publications
Advertised in The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1879 Nottingham School of Art
p. 1.
Sources
Annual Report of the Castle Museum and College of Art Committee, for the year ended 11 July 1941
6 October 1941
pp. 6-10.
Annual Report of the Castle Museum and College of Art Committee, for the year ended 31 March 1935
7 October 1935
pp. 8-12.
Annual Report of the Castle Museum and College of Art Committee, for the year ended 31 March 1936
7 December 1936
pp. 7-10.
Annual Report of the Castle Museum and College of Art Committee, for the year ended 31 March 1937
4 October 1937
pp. 7-10.
Annual Report of the Castle Museum and College of Art Committee, for the year ended 31 March 1938
3 October 1938
pp. 8-10.
Annual Report of the Castle Museum and College of Art Committee, for the year ended 31 March 1939
2 October 1939
pp. 10-13.
Annual Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee, for the year ended 31 March 1934
1 October 1934
pp. 8-11.
Annual Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee, for the year ending 31 March 1920
4 October 1920
pp. 12-16.
Annual Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee, for the year ending 31 March 1921
3 October 1921
p. 6.
Annual Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee, for the year ending 31 March 1922
2 October 1922
pp. 5-7.
Annual Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee, for the year ending 31 March 1931
5 October 1931
pp. 6-9.
Annual Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the year 1868, 28 January, 1869 Nottingham School of Art
28 January 1869
p. 1.
Arts and Crafts Society: Catalogue of the Sixth Exhibition.
1899
p.162.
Borough of Nottingham. Reports to be presented to the Council, 2 January, 1893 Nottingham School of Art Reports
2 January 1893
Castle Museum and School of Art Committee Minutes, c. 1921-1951 Nottingham School of Art
See volumes of minutes dating from 1921 to c. 1951.
City of Nottingham Education Committee College of Art and Crafts. Opening of the Extensions to the Building, 17 October, 1951 Nottingham School of Art
October 1951
pp. 1-32.
City of Nottingham School of Art. Prospectus for Session 1927-1928, 1927 Nottingham School of Art
1927
p. 1.
City of Nottingham School of Art. Prospectus for Session 1928-1929, 1928 Nottingham School of Art
1928
p. 1.
City of Nottingham School of Art. Prospectus for Session 1930-1931, 1930 Nottingham School of Art
1930
p. 1.
City of Nottingham School of Art. Prospectus for Session 1932-1933, 1932 Nottingham School of Art
1932
p. 1.
City of Nottingham School of Art. Prospectus for Session 1933-1934, 1933 Nottingham School of Art
1933
p. 1.
City of Nottingham School of Art. Prospectus for Session 1934-1935, 1934 Nottingham School of Art
1934
College of Art and Craft Prospectus 1948-1949, 1948 Nottingham School of Art
1948
p. 1.
College of Art and Craft Prospectus 1949-1950, 1949 Nottingham School of Art
1949
p. 1.
College of Art Prospectus, 1935-36 Nottingham School of Art
1935
p. 2.
College of Art Prospectus, 1937-38 Nottingham School of Art
1937
p. 1.
College of Art Prospectus, 1939-40 Nottingham School of Art
1939
p. 1.
College of Arts and Crafts. Register of Teaching Staff, c. 1945-1970 Nottingham School of Art
pp. 1-143.
Government School of Art, 16 January 1869 Nottingham School of Art
16 January 1869
p. 1.
Minutes of the meeting of the Castle Museum Committee, 18 November 1890 Nottingham Castle Museum, Castle Museum Committee Papers
18 November 1890
p. 353.
Nottingham Castle Museum and Gallery: a history, 2005
pp. 1-6.
Nottingham Municipal School of Art and Design. Prospectus for the Session 1919-1920, commencing Monday, September 8th, 1919 Nottingham School of Art
8 September 1919
p. 1.
Nottingham School of Art. Alphabetical List of Students, 1900-1901 Nottingham School of Art
1901
Unpaged.
Nottingham School of Art. Alphabetical List of Students, 1910-1911 Nottingham School of Art
1911
Unpaged.
Nottingham School of Art. Alphabetical List of Students, 1920-1921 Nottingham School of Art
1921
Unpaged.
Nottingham School of Art. Alphabetical List of Students, 1930-1931 Nottingham School of Art
1931
Unpaged.
Nottingham School of Art. Alphabetical List of Students, 1939-1940 Nottingham School of Art
1940
Unpaged.
Nottingham School of Art. Alphabetical List of Students, 1950-1951 Nottingham School of Art
1951
Unpaged.
Photograph of Sculpture by Joseph Else Former Principal, 1928-40 Nottingham School of Art
1928 (Presumed)
Prospectus Nottingham College of Art and Crafts Session 1951-1952 Nottingham School of Art
1951
p. 1.
Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee for the year ending 31 March 1902
8 September 1902
pp. 56-57.
Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee for the year ending 31 March 1908
13 July 1908 (Probable)
p. 1-59.
Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee for the year ending 31 March 1909
5 July 1909 (Probable)
pp. 6-7.
Report of the Castle Museum and School of Art Committee for the year ending 31 March 1915
5 July 1915 (Probable)
pp. 33-34.
School of Modelling and Sculpture Photographs: Photograph dated 1938-41 Nottingham School of Art
1941
Schools of Design, 1850
15 August 1850
pp. 10-11 and pp. 26-27.
The Annual Report of the Nottingham School of Art [for the year 1869], 25 January 1870 Nottingham School of Art
25 January 1870
The Lives and Works of Nottingham Artists from 1750 to 1914, with Special Consideration of their Association with the Lace Industry and Society at Large, 1981
1981
pp. 26-34 and pp. 137-169.
The Lives and Works of Nottingham Artists from 1750 to 1914, with Special Consideration of their Association with the Lace Industry and Society at Large, 1981
1981
pp. 92-169. Note that William's discussion of the school's activities ends in c. 1914.
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, For the Year ending July 31st, 1873 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1873
p. 1.
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, For the Year ending July 31st, 1874 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1874
p. 1.
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1875 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1875
p. 1.
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1876 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1876
p. 1.
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1877 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1877
p. 1.
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1878 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1878
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1880 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1880
The report includes listings of occupations for students who attended the school in 1878-79. Occupations included Lace Makers (15 students), Model Makers (4), Stone Masons and Carvers (5) [summary].
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1881 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1881
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1882 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1882
p. 3.
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1883 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1883
p. 1.
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1884 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1884
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1885 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1885
p. 3.
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1886 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1886
p. 1.
The Report of the Nottingham School of Art, for the Year ending July 31st, 1887 Nottingham School of Art
31 July 1887
p. 1.
Citing this record
'Nottingham School of Art', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib4_1226413139, accessed 30 Mar 2023]
