Reimann School
Former art school in Berlin, Germany
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The Reimann School of Art and Design was a private art school which was founded in Berlin in 1902[1] by Albert 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]
Notable staff
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]
Alumni
The school's alumni included :
Berlin
London
- Bruce Angrave[1]
- Agatha Christie
- Dorrit Dekk[1]
- Eileen Evans
- Richard Hamilton
- Anneliese Juda[4]
- Jon Miller
- Hans Arnold Rothholz[5]
- Iris Birtwistle[6]
- Marianne Steiner (nee Esberg)
Further reading
- Swantje Kuhfuss-Wickenheiser: Die Reimann-Schule in Berlin und London 1902-1943. Ein jüdisches Unternehmen zur Kunst- und Designausbildung internationaler Prägung bis zur Vernichtung durch das Hitlerregime. Aachen 2009, ISBN 978-3-86858-475-2.
- The Reimann School: A Design Diaspora Yasuku Suga, Artmonsky Arts (2014) ISBN 978-0-9573-8753-9
- Reimann, Albert. “Die Reimann-Schule in Berlin”. Verlag Bruno Hessling, Berlin 1966. Hard Cover, 106 p.