National Art Training School (1853-96)
Other names: Government School of Design (from 1837), Central School of Design (from 1841), Central School of Practical Art (from 1852), South Kensington School of Art (informal in use throughout the 19th century)
Foundation date: 1837
Function: Art school
Institutional and Business Connections
Forerunner of Royal College of Art (including National Art Training School)
All information concerning the National Art Training School (and its predecessor, the Government School of Design) is contained within the Royal College of Art record
Successor to Government School of Design (London)
1837 - 1852 (Circa)
Central School of Design (from c. 1852-53)
Citing this record
'National Art Training School (1853-96)', 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_1267443740, accessed 11 Jul 2020]
