Epsom Technical Institute 1925-1926 Prospectus. Special Collections Showcase, July 2013

Epsom Technical Institute 1925-1926 Prospectus

 

To view the prospectus on the catalogue and the reference number to access the prospectus see here archives.ucreative.ac.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmVie...

(ref EPEW/6/4 - email archives@ucreative.ac.uk to access)

 

Read the history here archives.ucreative.ac.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmVie... See more of our prospectuses here archives.ucreative.ac.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmVie...

 

The prospectus shows an image of a female in Epsom Art School at work, on a red background. Images of women at work in the art school on both the 1921, and 1925 prospectuses suggest the popularity of Art Schools for women.

 

Due to lack of Secondary School provision, the Surrey County Council proposed that the Epsom Technical Institute should be used temporarily as a secondary school for girls providing accommodation for 160 pupils from September 1921.

 

The timetables were Art Classes, Millinery, English, Cookery, Shorthand (theory and speed), French, Typewriting and Office Routine

 

This image is significant for the role that Art Schools played in the education of women

 

It could also be of interest for a project that focused on the portrayal of women through the visual arts, or Graphic Design

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