The Reimann Art School in Berlin
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| Active | 1902 (1902)–1939 or 1940 (1940) |
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| Principal | Austin Cooper |
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The Reimann School of Art and Design was a private art school which was founded in Berlin in 1902[1]byAlbert Reimann, and re-established in Regency Street, Pimlico, London in January 1937 after persecution by the Nazis.[1] It was the first commercial art school in Britain.[1]
The school closed at the outbreak of World War II and its premises were subsequently destroyed by bombing.[1]
Staff in Berlin included Walter Peterhans, Werner Graeff.
In London, (Florence) Louise Clarke Aldred (1910–1997) was head of textiles from 1939.[2] Stanley Herbert taught poster design and another poster designer, Austin Cooper, was principal.[1] Other staff included Walter Nurnberg (a student from the Berlin school), Richard Hamilton,[1] Leonard Rosoman,[1] Eric Fraser,[1] Milner Gray[1][3] and Merlyn Evans.[1]
The school's alumni included :
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