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The '''Slade School of Fine Art''' (informally ''"The Slade"'') is a world-renowned<ref name="timesonline.co.uk">{{cite news| url=http://web.archive.org/web/20081202222728/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/sunday_times_university_guide/article4765366.ece |work=The Times |location=London | title=Double first for Oxford | first=Alastair | last=McCall | date=19 September 2008 | accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref> [[art school]] in [[London]], United Kingdom, and a department of [[University College London]]. It consistently ranks as the UK's premier [[Art and Design]] educational institution.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2012/may/22/university-guide-art-design | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Art and design | date=22 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2011/may/17/university-guide-art-design | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Art and design | date=17 May 2011}}</ref> |
The '''Slade School of Fine Art''' (informally ''"The Slade"'') is a world-renowned<ref name="timesonline.co.uk">{{cite news| url=http://web.archive.org/web/20081202222728/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/sunday_times_university_guide/article4765366.ece |work=The Times |location=London | title=Double first for Oxford | first=Alastair | last=McCall | date=19 September 2008 | accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref> [[art school]] in [[London]], United Kingdom, and a department of [[University College London]]. It consistently ranks as the UK's premier [[Art and Design]] educational institution.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2012/may/22/university-guide-art-design | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Art and design | date=22 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2011/may/17/university-guide-art-design | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Art and design | date=17 May 2011}}</ref> |
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[[User:Allytups|Allytups]] ([[User talk:Allytups|talk]]) 12:49, 16 November 2012 (UTC)==History== |
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The school traces its roots back to 1868 when [[Felix Slade]] (1788–1868) bequeathed funds to establish three Chairs in [[Fine Art]], to be based at Oxford University, Cambridge University and [[University College London]], where six [[studentship]]s were endowed. |
The school traces its roots back to 1868 when [[Felix Slade]] (1788–1868) bequeathed funds to establish three Chairs in [[Fine Art]], to be based at Oxford University, Cambridge University and [[University College London]], where six [[studentship]]s were endowed. |
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Distinguished past teachers include [[Henry Tonks]], [[Wilson Steer]], [[Randolph Schwabe]], [[William Coldstream]], [[Andrew Forge]], [[Lucian Freud]], [[Phyllida Barlow]], [[John Hilliard (artist)|John Hilliard]], [[Bruce McLean]], [[Alfred Gerrard]]. |
Distinguished past teachers include [[Henry Tonks]], [[Wilson Steer]], [[Randolph Schwabe]], [[William Coldstream]], [[Andrew Forge]], [[Lucian Freud]], [[Phyllida Barlow]], [[Stuart Brisley]] [[John Hilliard (artist)|John Hilliard]], [[Bruce McLean]], [[Alfred Gerrard]]. |
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Two of its most important periods were immediately before, and immediately after, the turn of the twentieth century, described by Henry Tonks as its two 'crises of brilliance'. The first included the students [[Augustus John]], [[William Orpen]] and [[Percy Wyndham Lewis]]; the second – which has been chronicled in [[David Boyd Haycock]]'s ''A Crisis of Brilliance: Five Young British Artists and the Great War'' (Old Street Publishing, 2009) – included the students [[Dora Carrington]], [[Mark Gertler (artist)|Mark Gertler]], [[Paul Nash (artist)|Paul Nash]], [[C.R.W. Nevinson]] and [[Sir Stanley Spencer]]. |
Two of its most important periods were immediately before, and immediately after, the turn of the twentieth century, described by Henry Tonks as its two 'crises of brilliance'. The first included the students [[Augustus John]], [[William Orpen]] and [[Percy Wyndham Lewis]]; the second – which has been chronicled in [[David Boyd Haycock]]'s ''A Crisis of Brilliance: Five Young British Artists and the Great War'' (Old Street Publishing, 2009) – included the students [[Dora Carrington]], [[Mark Gertler (artist)|Mark Gertler]], [[Paul Nash (artist)|Paul Nash]], [[C.R.W. Nevinson]] and [[Sir Stanley Spencer]]. |
Revision as of 12:49, 16 November 2012
Established | 1871 |
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Founder | Felix Slade |
Director | Professor Susan Alexis Collins[1] |
Students | 320[2][3] |
Location | Bloomsbury, London , United Kingdom |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | University College London |
Website | ucl.ac.uk/slade/ |
The Slade School of Fine Art (informally "The Slade") is a world-renowned[5] art school in London, United Kingdom, and a department of University College London. It consistently ranks as the UK's premier Art and Design educational institution.[6][7]
Allytups (talk) 12:49, 16 November 2012 (UTC)==History==
The school traces its roots back to 1868 when Felix Slade (1788–1868) bequeathed funds to establish three Chairs in Fine Art, to be based at Oxford University, Cambridge University and University College London, where six studentships were endowed.
Distinguished past teachers include Henry Tonks, Wilson Steer, Randolph Schwabe, William Coldstream, Andrew Forge, Lucian Freud, Phyllida Barlow, Stuart Brisley John Hilliard, Bruce McLean, Alfred Gerrard.
Two of its most important periods were immediately before, and immediately after, the turn of the twentieth century, described by Henry Tonks as its two 'crises of brilliance'. The first included the students Augustus John, William Orpen and Percy Wyndham Lewis; the second – which has been chronicled in David Boyd Haycock's A Crisis of Brilliance: Five Young British Artists and the Great War (Old Street Publishing, 2009) – included the students Dora Carrington, Mark Gertler, Paul Nash, C.R.W. Nevinson and Sir Stanley Spencer.
Rankings
In a 2008 survey conducted by The Sunday Times the Slade recorded perfect scores.[5]
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The Guardian University Guide | 1st[8] |
The Complete University Guide | 2nd[9] |
The Times Good University Guide | 2nd[10] |
Teaching
The faculty currently offers the following programs:
Undergraduate Studies
- 3-year BFA in Fine Art
- 4-year BA in Fine Art
Graduate Studies
- 2-calendar year (18 months) MFA in Fine Art
- 2-academic year (24 months) MA in Fine Art
- 1-term, 2-term, of 1-year Graduate Affiliate Study
Research
- MPHIL or PHD in Fine Art
Notable alumni
- Full list see Category:Alumni of the Slade School of Art
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In fiction
- Barbary Deniston in The World My Wilderness
- Pat Barker in Life Class and in Toby's Room
- Gilbert Cannan in Mendel
- Miranda Grey in The Collector
- David Thompson in Beyond This Horizon
See also
References
- ^ http://ucl.ac.uk/slade/people/academic/profile/SACOL66
- ^ http://ucl.ac.uk/slade/
- ^ http://ucl.ac.uk/slade/
- ^ http://ucl.ac.uk/slade/people
- ^ a b McCall, Alastair (19 September 2008). "Double first for Oxford". The Times. London. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Art and design". The Guardian. London. 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Art and design". The Guardian. London. 17 May 2011.
- ^ "The Guardian University Guide". London. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "The Complete University Guide". Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ Foster, Patrick. "The Good University Guide". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 February 2009. [dead link]
External links
- Slade Website
- Slade Knowledge Base - extensive collection of studio teaching materials available online under Creative Commons
- Slade Centre for Electronic Media in Fine Art
- Slade Centre for Electronic Media in Fine Art Timeline of key events
- Franklin White Biography, Paintings Gallery & Sale Information