Reference code
RI2/40
Title
Notes toward a report on the condition of the Royal College of Art, with suggested reforms
Date
[1895]
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 document of 15 pages
Previous reference codes
2063
Historical Background
Richmond was appointed a visitor to the newly reformed Royal College of Art in 1895, he was subsequently a co-author of a critical report based upon these notes.
Content Description
The notes commence with general remarks deal with each element of the College in turn - anatomy, the antique room, drawing from the flat, plant drawing, decorative design, drapery, life classmodelling classes, stump drawing - along with more generalise comments relating to space and technical matters.
Bibliography
SIr Christopher Frayling, The Royal College of Art: One Hundred and Fifty years of Art, p.58.