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Royal College of Art
Established: 1837
Type: Public
Provost: Sir Terence Conran
Rector: Sir Christopher Frayling
Students: 920[1]
Postgraduates: 920[1]
Location: London, England
Campus: Urban
Website: www.rca.ac.uk
The Darwin Building at Kensington Gore
The Darwin Building at Kensington Gore

The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a university in London, England. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. Provost is the title of a senior Academic administrator at many institutions of Higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent Sir Terence Orby Conran (born 4 October 1931) is an English Designer, Restaurateur, Retailer and Writer. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Sir Christopher John Frayling (born 25 December 1946) is a British educationalist and writer known The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Kensington Gore is a street in central London, England, the same name having been formerly used for the piece of land on which it stands A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate art and design institution, offering the degrees of M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D.. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Design is used both as a Noun and a Verb. The term is often tied to the various Applied arts and Engineering (See design disciplines A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large In the usage of India, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and some other countries the Master "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. The College is housed in a number of buildings in South Kensington and Battersea, including the Darwin Building at Kensington Gore, and Stevens Building nearby in Jay Mews. South Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is an inner-city district located 2 Kensington Gore is a street in central London, England, the same name having been formerly used for the piece of land on which it stands The Battersea campus includes the Sculpture School at Howie St.

The college was founded in 1837, and was then known as the Government School of Design. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common It became the National Art Training School in 1853, with the Female School of Art in separate buildings, and in 1896 received the name The Royal College of Art. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year It was often informally referred to as the South Kensington Schools' during the 19th century. See Richard Burchett, an early Headmaster, for more details on this period. Richard Burchett (1815 &ndash 1875 was a British artist and educator on the fringes of the Pre-Raphaelite movement who was for over twenty years the Headmaster of what later After 130 years in operation, the RCA was granted a Royal Charter in 1967, which gave it the status of an independent university with the power to grant its own degrees. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.

Its Royal Charter specifies that the objects of the College are "to advance learning, knowledge and professional competence particularly in the field of fine arts, in the principles and practice of art and design in their relation to industrial and commercial processes and social developments and other subjects relating thereto through teaching, research and collaboration with industry and commerce. "

The average age of its postgraduate students, studying at Master’s and Doctoral levels, is twenty-six. Some come to the Royal College of Art direct from their undergraduate courses, others later in their careers as artists. According to the latest statistics on all graduate destinations from the Royal College of Art’s fine art courses between 1992 and 1996, from a total cohort of over 300 graduates an average of 93. 9% gained work in directly related employment and at the right level. To qualify, they had to be professional, exhibiting artists.

The current enrollment tally measures roughly 900 students, all taking fine art, applied art, design, communications and humanities courses. Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility. Applied art refers to the application of Design and Aesthetics to objects of function and everyday use

The Rector of the RCA is the historian and critic Sir Christopher Frayling. Sir Christopher John Frayling (born 25 December 1946) is a British educationalist and writer known

The Royal College of Art played a major role in the birth of the modern school of British sculpture in the 1920s, with students including Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, and in the development of Pop Art in the 1960s with students including Peter Blake and David Hockney. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE (January 10 1903 &ndash May 20 1975 christened Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth) was a major British Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986 was an English artist and sculptor. Pop Art is a visual Art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in parallel in the late 1950s in the United States. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Sir Peter Thomas Blake, CBE (born 25 June 1932 in Dartford, Kent) is an English Pop artist best known for his design of the sleeve for David Hockney, CH, RA, (born 9 July 1937 is an English Artist, based in Los Angeles California, United States

The college also has an international reputation for its teaching in the fields of automotive design, photography, industrial design and interior design, fashion, ceramics and silversmithing. Industrial design is an Applied art whereby the Aesthetics and Usability of mass-produced products may be improved for marketability and Degrees in the History of Design and Conservation are offered in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum, while an MA in Industrial Design Engineering is offered jointly with Imperial College, both close to the college. The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design housing a permanent collection

Also close by are the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Geographical Society, Royal College of Music, Imperial College and Hyde Park. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known History Founding members of the Society include Sir John Barrow, Sir John Franklin and Francis Beaufort. The Royal College of Music is a well known conservatoire located in the South Kensington district of London, England, and one Imperial College London (officially The Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine as given in its Royal Charter It is one of only three universities to have reached Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner

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  1. ^ a b Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07 (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). Raymond (Ray Hawkey born 1930 in Portsmouth is an English Graphic designer and author based in London. Thomas Heatherwick (born 1 March 1970) is an English Designer, often mislabelled as a sculptor or Artist. Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE (January 10 1903 &ndash May 20 1975 christened Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth) was a major British Hilda Beatrice Hewlett ( 17 February 1864 – 21 August 1943) was the first British aviatrix to earn a pilot's licence David Hockney, CH, RA, (born 9 July 1937 is an English Artist, based in Los Angeles California, United States Albert Houthuesen, ( 3 October 1903 &ndash 20 October 1979) was a Dutch -born British artist Peter Horbury is a British Car designer currently in charge of all design for the North American Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury. Laurence Housman (ˈhaʊsmən 18 July 1865 - 20 February 1959) was an English Playwright, writer and illustrator Christian Hrabalek (1977-) (commonly known as Chris Hrabalek or Hrabi is an Austrian Automotive designer and Automotive strategy consultant and currently Ronald Brooks Kitaj ( 29 October 1932 &ndash 21 October 2007) (pronounced kit-EYE was an American -born Artist who spent David Mach (born 20 March 1956) is a Scottish sculptor and installation artist Jeremy Marre is a Television director, writer and producer who founded Harcourt Films and has worked extensively around the world Kenneth Martin (born 13 April 1905 in Sheffield - died 1984 was an English painter and sculptor who along with his wife Mary Martin Mary Virginia Martin ( December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American Tony Award -winning star of stage film David Mellor, CBE RDI (born 1930 is one of the best known designers in Britain John William Mills ( PPRBS ARCA FRSA) is an English sculptor. Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986 was an English artist and sculptor. Malcolm Morley (born June 7, 1931) is an English Artist now living in the United States. Jasper Morrison (born 1959 is an English product and Furniture designer Chris Ofili (born 1968 is a British painter noted for artworks referencing aspects of his Nigerian heritage Marilene Oliver (born 1977 is a British -based Printmaker and Sculptor. Mervyn C Oliver MBE ( 3 March[[ 886]] - 10 December[[ 958]] was a twentieth century British Calligrapher and Silversmith taught Vaughan Oliver (born 1957) is a Graphic designer based in Wandsworth, South West London Christopher Orr may refer to Chris Orr (born 1943 English artist Christopher Orr (artist (born 1967 Scottish painter Stephen and Timothy Quay (born 17 June 1947 in Norristown Pennsylvania, United States) are American identical twin brothers better known Ceri Geraldus Richards ( June 6, 1903 - November 9, 1971) was a Welsh painter For the boxer see Bridgett Riley. Bridget Louise Riley CH CBE (born April 24, 1931 in Norwood Zandra (Lindsey Rhodes CBE (born 19 September 1940 Chatham Kent is a British fashion designer Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is a British Academy Award Nominated and Golden Globe Emmy Award and BAFTA Award winning Anthony D L "Tony" Scott (born 21 July 1944) is a British Film director. Uday Shankar ( December 8, 1900 – September 26, 1977) (উদয় শংকর was a world renowned classical dancer and Graham Smith (b 1947 is a photographer from Middlesbrough, England who was particularly active in photographing Middlesbrough and the northeast of England in the 1970s For other people of the same name see Martin Smith (disambiguation. Peter Stevens (born 1945 is a British car designer Having worked Freelance for most of his career and spent five years at Lotus Cars he Linda Sutton (born December 14, 1947) is a British painter. She was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Storm Thorgerson (born 1944 in Potters Bar, which was in Middlesex at the time and is now in Hertfordshire) is an English Graphic designer. John Samuel Tunnard ( 7 May 1900 - 12 December 1971) was an English Surrealist and Modernist Designer Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe ( 1901 - February 7, 1979) was an internationally renowned naturalistic painter of British Birds and other Sidney Tushingham (1884-1968 was a painter and Etcher who specialised in rustic scenes of villages and small town life Lee Wagstaff (born October 27 1969, London) is an English Artist who spent four and half years acquiring all-over Tattoos Richard Wentworth (born Samoa 1947) is an affluent British Artist curator Alison Wilding (born July 7, 1948) is an English sculptor. Born in Blackburn in Lancashire, Wilding studied at Christopher David Williams (1873 &ndash 1934 was a Welsh artist Joash Woodrow ( April 6 1927 - February 15 2006) was a reclusive English Jon Wozencroft (born June 1 1958 in Epsom, England) is a graphic designer author and instructor Touch (sometimes written Touch Music) is a British audio-visual organisation operating the Touch label Carey Young (born 1970 is a visual artist who incorporates a variety of media such as video Photography, performative events and installation into her works Beck's Futures was a British art prize founded by London 's Institute of Contemporary Arts and sponsored by Beck's Beer given to contemporary Sue Coe (born 1951 in Tamworth, Staffordshire) is an English Artist and Illustrator working primarily in Drawing and David Tremlett (born February 13, 1945) is a Cornish sculptor, Installation artist and photographer. Andrea Wulf (born 1972 in New Delhi, India) is an acclaimed Biographer. 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