Group    From 1883 

Putney School of Art

Categories: Art, Education

Founded by William Lancaster, Baron Pollock and Sir Arthur Jelf.  For the first 11 years this was based in rooms over the parish offices in Putney High Street.  Lancaster then funded the freehold site and the purpose-built art school.  Architect: Thomas William Willis, opened 2 October 1895.  1924 the school was taken over by the LCC, and has subsequently been run by the ILEA in the 1960`s and then by Wandsworth Council.

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Putney School of Art

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Sir William Lancaster

Sir William Lancaster, 1841 - 1929, co-founder of the Putney School of Art, M...

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William Faithorne

William Faithorne

Draughtsman and engraver

Person, Art

1 memorial
David Hockney

David Hockney

Artist.  Born Bradford.  Lived in California for many years.  Passionately anti-anti-smoking, like fellow artist Maggie Hambling.

Person, Art, Seriously Famous, USA

2 memorials
Henry Wyndham Phillips

Henry Wyndham Phillips

Portrait painter. The Artist Rifles was formed at his studio, 1860.  Died Sydenham.

Person, Art

1 memorial
Francis Léon Pither

Francis Léon Pither

Architect.  1881 living with his mother and brother.

Person, Architecture, Art

1 memorial
B. P. Arnold

B. P. Arnold

Bernard Philip Arnold M.M., was born on 30 May 1893 in Birmingham, Warwickshire. He was one of the five children of Edward Alexander Arnold (1860-1908) and Osburga Arnold née Smallwood (1856-1936)....

Person, Art, Sculpture

8 memorials