Rector's Speech

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History of RCA

  • Government School of Design - tutor sits on high chair, watches students copying designs from below
  • Christopher Dresser - teapot - creative emphasis
  • Albertopolis, Great exhibition of 1851
  • Apparently graduates from RCA have included:
    • the designer for London's Tube (MRT) logos
    • the designer for all of UK's highway signs
  • Until the 90s even the painting department was located INSIDE the Victoria & Albert Museum, the world's largest museum of the decorative arts. Sculpture dept was also previously located INSIDE the museum
  • Decision to open up fine art programme sparked parliamentary debate