Hornsey College of Art (a.k.a. Hornsey School of Art) was a college in Crouch End in the London Borough of Haringey, England. The HCA was "an iconic British art institution, renowned for its experimental and progressive approach to art and design education".[1]
The college was founded in 1880 as the Hornsey School of Arts by Charles Swinstead, an artist and teacher who lived at Crouch End, Hornsey. The college passed to his son, Frank Swinstead, following his death in 1890.[2] During the inter-war years the schools curriculum was composed of Fine Art, Advertising Design and Industrial Applied Art. It continued its day-time classes during World War II and was one of only two London art schools that did not vacate the capital during the blitz.
It became Hornsey College of Arts and Crafts in 1955. It survived until 1973 as a named entity, when it joined Enfield Technical College and Hendon Technical College to become Middlesex Polytechnic. The Polytechnic later became Middlesex University.
The 1968 sit-in
During 1968, the college was the scene of protests when students occupied the Crouch End Hill site.[3] Students attending the multi-site college convened to discuss the withdrawal of Student Union funds and resolved to sit-in. During this period they effected a temporary administration of the college, and called for major and consultative review of the art curriculum, supported by sympathetic academic staff and visiting artists. They offered a major critique of the education system at the time.[4] Some of these documents were presented as part of a project called The Hornsey Project. The college was repossessed by local authorities at the beginning of the summer break.
Hornsey achieved notoriety because of the scale of the all-night protests and sit-ins, which were copied in similar art schools around the UK. During the six weeks that the sit-in lasted, Hornsey became the focus of debate about the method of art education and teaching in Britain. Hornsey was, and still is, afforded the blame for these disturbances that swept the student fraternity nationwide.[citation needed]
Kim Howells, a student, and Nick Wright, then president of the Students' Union on a sabbatical year, initiated the sit-in.[citation needed] Howells later became a trade union official and a minister in Tony Blair's government. After the protests, Tom Nairn, then a sociology lecturer, was dismissed from the college.[5]
The Hornsey Affair, a book by students and staff at Hornsey, was published in 1969 by Penguin Books.[4][6] A documentary film, Our Live Experiment is Worth More Than 3,000 Textbooks, about the Hornsey sit-in was directed by John Goldschmidt for Granada Television and transmitted in 1969.
Patricia Holland's Hornsey Film "reconstructs the arguments and succession of events that led to the occupation of Hornsey College of Art between May and July 1968".[7]
Part of the Hornsey Archive[8] is currently held at Middlesex University in the Sheppard Library as one of their special collections.
Hornsey Weep In, photo by Nicholas Bechgaard, April 1969
Hornsey Weep In, photo by Nicholas Bechgaard, April 1969
In April 1969 a follow-up mock funeral procession, performed by students of the art school, declared "the death of Hornsey Hope".[9]
Recent use of the building
Middlesex University vacated the Crouch End building in the 1980s. The building was then used by the TUC as a training and conference centre. Since 2008, the building has been a part of Coleridge Primary School, upon its expansion to four-form entry.
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Hornsey College of Art a k a Hornsey School of Art was a college in Crouch End in the London Borough of Haringey England The HCA was an iconic British art institution renowned for its experimental and progressive approach to art and design education 1 Contents 1 Background 2 The 1968 sit in 3 Recent use of the building 4 Notable alumni and teachers 5 ReferencesBackground EditThe college was founded in 1880 as the Hornsey School of Arts by Charles Swinstead an artist and teacher who lived at Crouch End Hornsey The college passed to his son Frank Swinstead following his death in 1890 2 During the inter war years the schools curriculum was composed of Fine Art Advertising Design and Industrial Applied Art It continued its day time classes during World War II and was one of only two London art schools that did not vacate the capital during the blitz It became Hornsey College of Arts and Crafts in 1955 It survived until 1973 as a named entity when it joined Enfield Technical College and Hendon Technical College to become Middlesex Polytechnic The Polytechnic later became Middlesex University The 1968 sit in EditDuring 1968 the college was the scene of protests when students occupied the Crouch End Hill site 3 Students attending the multi site college convened to discuss the withdrawal of Student Union funds and resolved to sit in During this period they effected a temporary administration of the college and called for major and consultative review of the art curriculum supported by sympathetic academic staff and visiting artists They offered a major critique of the education system at the time 4 Some of these documents were presented as part of a project called The Hornsey Project The college was repossessed by local authorities at the beginning of the summer break Hornsey achieved notoriety because of the scale of the all night protests and sit ins which were copied in similar art schools around the UK During the six weeks that the sit in lasted Hornsey became the focus of debate about the method of art education and teaching in Britain Hornsey was and still is afforded the blame for these disturbances that swept the student fraternity nationwide citation needed Kim Howells a student and Nick Wright then president of the Students Union on a sabbatical year initiated the sit in citation needed Howells later became a trade union official and a minister in Tony Blair s government After the protests Tom Nairn then a sociology lecturer was dismissed from the college 5 The Hornsey Affair a book by students and staff at Hornsey was published in 1969 by Penguin Books 4 6 A documentary film Our Live Experiment is Worth More Than 3 000 Textbooks about the Hornsey sit in was directed by John Goldschmidt for Granada Television and transmitted in 1969 Patricia Holland s Hornsey Film reconstructs the arguments and succession of events that led to the occupation of Hornsey College of Art between May and July 1968 7 Part of the Hornsey Archive 8 is currently held at Middlesex University in the Sheppard Library as one of their special collections Hornsey Weep In photo by Nicholas Bechgaard April 1969 Hornsey Weep In photo by Nicholas Bechgaard April 1969 In April 1969 a follow up mock funeral procession performed by students of the art school declared the death of Hornsey Hope 9 Recent use of the building EditMiddlesex University vacated the Crouch End building in the 1980s The building was then used by the TUC as a training and conference centre Since 2008 the building has been a part of Coleridge Primary School upon its expansion to four form entry Notable alumni and teachers EditViv Albertine b 1954 musician 10 Stuart Brisley b 1933 artist and teacher Graham Lewis b 1953 Wire musician Neville Brody b 1957 typographer art director and graphic designer Michael Casson 1925 2003 potter Michelle Cartlidge writer and illustrator Eileen Chandler 1904 1993 portrait painter Peter Cook b 1936 architect Wendy Dagworthy b 1950 OBE fashion designer and Royal College of Art professor 11 Joseph Darracott 1934 1998 art historian and writer Ray Davies b 1944 musician Kinks Lynsey de Paul 1948 2014 singer songwriter Ted Dicks 1928 2012 composer Eve Disher 1894 1991 portrait painter Les Edwards b 1949 illustrator Edwin Embleton 1907 2000 graphic designer Robert Fuest 1927 2012 film director Violet Fuller 1920 2006 artist Hannah Gavron 1936 1965 sociologist Stuart Goddard b 1954 Adam Ant musician Doc Rowe b 1944 folklorist James Herbert 1943 2013 novelist Adrian Hill 1895 1977 artist and broadcaster Kathleen Horsman 1911 1999 potter Ken Howard b 1932 artist Moira Huntly b 1932 artist Allen Jones b 1937 artist Anish Kapoor b 1954 artist Ken Kiff 1935 2001 artist Dorothy King 1907 1990 artist Bryan Kneale b 1930 artist Bruce Lacey 1927 2016 performance artist Dorothy Larcher 1884 1952 textile designer Roger Law b 1941 teacher illustrator and co creator of TV series Spitting Image Dante Leonelli b 1931 artist Daphne McClure b 1930 artist Stefana McClure b 1959 artist Tom Nairn b 1932 academic and writer John Napier b 1944 theatre designer Paul Neagu 1938 2004 sculptor performance artist Sam Peffer 1921 2014 commercial artist Richard Robbins 1927 2009 artist sculptor and art teacher Hallsteinn Sigurdsson b 1945 Icelandic sculptor and visual artist Norman Toynton b 1939 artist Stanley Warren 1917 1992 art teacher creator of the Changi Murals as a Japanese prisoner of war Eric Watson 1955 2012 photographer Richard Wentworth b 1947 artist Colin Chilvers b 1945 visual effects director and film director Richard Wilson b 1953 sculptor Theresa Wiseman b 1956 footballer and animator Pulak Biswas 1941 2013 Indian illustrator The Raincoats rock band members Gina Birch and Ana da SilvaReferences Edit School of Art and Design www mdx ac uk Archived from the original on 22 October 2012 Retrieved 13 January 2022 Swinstead Frank Hillyard www suffolkartists co uk Retrieved 20 February 2019 What happened at Hornsey in May 1968 Nick Wright Archived from the original on 6 October 2011 a b Students and staff of Hornsey College of Art 1969 The Hornsey Affair Penguin Education ISBN 9780140800968 The Crouch End Commune www newstatesman com Hornsey Reunion 2008 please contribute your oral histories 12 October 2012 Archived from the original on 12 October 2012 Watch The Hornsey Film BFI Player BFI Player Retrieved 30 May 2018 Syratt Barnes Marion My Subject Special Collections Hornsey libguides mdx ac uk Hornsey Weep In Burial Service performative play included in the Sheppard Library s Hornsey archive Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys Viv Albertine Faber amp Faber 2014 p 62 Treneman Ann 14 March 1998 Profile Wendy Dagworthy Mentor a la mode The Independent Retrieved 6 April 2014 Coordinates 51 38 37 N 0 08 50 W 51 6436 N 0 1472 W 51 6436 0 1472 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hornsey College of Art amp oldid 1106803271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
