Beckenham School of Art

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Beckenham School of Art
TypeArt School
Established1908
Location, ,
Website ravensbourne.ac.uk

Beckenham School of Art was an English art school located at 20 Beckenham Road, Kent from 1908 to 1962. [1]

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History

Beckenham School of Art was founded in 1908, and was located at 20 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent. It amalgamated with Bromley School of Art and Sidcup School of Art to become Ravensbourne University London in July 1962. [2] In 1950 Beckenham School of Art achieved Second place in a National Competition with the Royal College of Art being placed First [3] and Canterbury School of Art Third. [4]

Exhibitions

An extensive list will be challenging to locate due to the incompleteness of archives of this long since closed institution.

Notable academic staff

Notable alumni

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