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Beckenham School of Art was an Art School which was located at 20 Beckenham Road, Kent from 1908 to 1962.

History

Beckenham School of Art was an Art School founded in 1908, formerly located at 20 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent which amalgamated with Bromley School of Art and Sidcup School of Art to become Ravensbourne University London in July 1962.

Exhibitions

An extensive list will be challenging to locate due to the incompleteness of archives of this long since closed institution.

• British Furniture Exhibition at Earl's Court, London in Feb 1950

Notable academic staff

• Amy Katherine Browning (World War Two)

• John Cole (Principal)

• Robin Day (designer)

• Percy Yabsley

Notable Alumni

• Athene Andrade

• Graham Arnold (1947–52)

• Evelyn Ballentine (1946–52)

• Sven Berlin

• David Bowie

• Robert Bradford (1961–3)

• Kenneth George Budd (1941–4)

• Graham Clark

• Joan Connew

• Mary Farmer, Painting (1958–61) known best as Tapestry Artist

• Elsa George

• Alan Green (1949–53)

• David Inshaw (1959–63)

• Ronald Jewry

• Robert Juniper (World War Two)

• Eileen Lewenstein

• Sandy MacKilligin

• Mary Potter (1916–8)

• David Warwick

External links

• Beckenham School of Art at Suffolk Artists
• Ravensbourne University London

References

1. "Suffolk Artists - BECKENHAM SCHOOL OF ART". suffolkartists.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
2. "Suffolk Artists - BECKENHAM SCHOOL OF ART". suffolkartists.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
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18. "Why no women?". Daily Mirror. 13 January 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
19. Walia, Saranjeet; Parry-Crooke, Charlotte (1979). Contemporary British artists. New York : St. Martin's Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-312-16655-7. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
20. Walia, Saranjeet; Parry-Crooke, Charlotte (1979). Contemporary British artists. New York : St. Martin's Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-312-16655-7. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
21. "In the entrance". The Norwood News. 22 November 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
22. Smith, Trevor (1999). Robert Juniper. Perth, WA : Art Gallery of Western Australia. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7309-3625-1. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
23. Craftsmen of Quality. CRAFTS ADVISORY CTTEE. 1 January 1976. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-903798-08-2. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
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External links

• Higher Education website
• Students' Union website

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