Walthamstow College Of Art
Walthamstow College of Art was an art school based in Walthamstow, north-east London. In the 1970s, it was merged into North East London Polytechnic and is now part of the University of East London (UEL). UEL's School of Architecture and the Visual Arts, is based at its Docklands Campus.
In 2017, The William Morris Gallery hosted an exhibition, 'Be Magnificent', documenting some of its most famous alumni.
Notable alumni
- Audrey Barker, artist
- Ian Dury, musician
- Marion Foale, fashion designer
- Peter Greenaway, film director, studied 1962-65
- John Lloyd (graphic designer)
- Ken Russell, film director
- Vivian Stanshall, musician
- Sally Tuffin, fashion designer and ceramicist
- Valerie Wiffen, painter
Notable staff
- Peter Blake, artist
- Daphne Brooker
- Margaret Green, painter
References
- ^ "Walthamstow School of Art". www.artbiogs.co.uk.
- ^ "Walthamstow College of Art alumnus Peter Greenaway awarded CBE". UEL. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Walthamstow School of Art | Artist Biographies". www.artbiogs.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ William Morris Gallery. Be Magnificent
- ^ "Dury, Ian Robins (1942–2000)". ODNB. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Marion Foale & Sally Tuffin". V&A. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Buckman, David (1 December 2003). "Margaret Green: Painter inspired by coastal Suffolk". The Independent. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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