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- The School was founded as part of University College, London in 1871 as the result of an endowment from Felix Slade (1790-1868), an English antiquary and art collector. It quickly gained a reputation for the excellence of its teaching, and this has developed to the point where it now epitomises the ultimate in English art teaching traditions.
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The Slade's foundation in 1871 was the result of a bequest from Felix Slade who envisaged a school where fine art would be studied within a liberal arts university. In offering female students education on equal terms as men from the outset, the Slade played a key part in the introduction of women to UCL. Since its inception the Slade has been ...
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Slade Student Register, 1909. UCL Records Office. A brief...
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The Slade's foundation in 1871 was the result of a bequest...
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The school traces its roots back to 1868 when lawyer and philanthropist 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.
The Slade's foundation in 1871 was the result of a bequest from Felix Slade who envisaged a school where fine art would be studied within a liberal arts university.
Slade Student Register, 1909. UCL Records Office. A brief overview of the type and range of material held in each collection is found below. To learn more about a specific area of the archive collection, or to make an appointment to view items please contact each department separately.
A training school for artists founded in 1871 as part of University College London. It is named after the art collector Felix Slade (1788–1868), who in his will endowed chairs of fine art at the universities of London, Oxford, and Cambridge.
The Slade School of Fine Art. Founded in 1871, largely through a bequest to University College London from Felix Slade, collector and benefactor. The first UCL Slade Professor was Sir Edward Poynter, who established a curriculum based around life drawing.
Slade School of Fine Art. 1868 - Felix Slade's legacy of three Chairs in Fine Art (Oxford, Cambridge and London), with studentships only at London. Founding Committee at UCL radically addresses issues of art education. 1871 - School opens with Sir Edward Poynter first Slade Professor. 1880 - North Wing built, providing for major expansion of ...
