Visitor's report by William Orpen on the Painting School
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ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
VISITOR'S REPORT
Painting SCHOOL
THE VISITOR for the time being is MASTER of the SCHOOL. His duty is to
set the Models, to examine and correct the performances of the Students, to give
them Advice and Instruction, and to maintain due Order and Discipline.
NAME OF VISITOR Sir Wm. Orpen R.A. Elect.
PERIOD OF DUTY From Oct 4 to Oct 30, 1919
SUGGESTIONS AND REMARKS
Instruction
respect your subject
Discipline
Let them do what they like as long as they love
their work.
General
The women's class is very much alive, the mens
rather dead, I suggest that these classes should be mixed.
The women's class seemed rather too much taken up
with the art of the moment. The past seemed for-
gotten, the men's with one or two exceptions, did not
appear to be thinking at all.
Signature of Visitor William Orpen
Date, 6th November 1920
Visitor's report by William Orpen on the Painting School
RA Collection: Archive
Archive context
Reference code
RAA/SEC/4/99/5
Title
Visitor's report by William Orpen on the Painting School
Date
06 Nov 1920
Level
Item
Extent & medium
Previous reference codes
601, RAC 1, OR 12