The Reimann School of Art and Design was a private art school which was founded in Berlin in 1902 by Albert Reimann, and re-established in Regency Street, Pimlico, London in January 1937 after persecution by the Nazis. It was the first commercial art school in Britain.
The school closed at the outbreak of World War II and its premises were subsequently destroyed by bombing.
Notable staff
Staff in Berlin included Walter Peterhans, Werner Graeff.
In London, (Florence) Louise Clarke Aldred (1910–1997) was head of textiles from 1939.Elain Harwood, ‘Bennett, Sir Hubert (1909–2000)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oct 2012; online edn, Jan 2013 accessed 20 Jan 2013 Stanley Herbert taught poster design and another poster designer, Austin Cooper, was principal. Other staff included Walter Nurnberg (a student from the Berlin school), Richard Hamilton, Leonard Rosoman, Eric Fraser, Milner GrayGeoffrey V. Adams, ‘Gray, Milner Connorton (1899–1997)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 accessed 20 Jan 2013 and Merlyn Evans.
Alumni
The school's alumni included :
Berlin
Jacqueline Diffring Natasha Kroll Elisabeth Meyer Walter Nurnberg Alma Siedhoff-Buscher Henry Talbot Mauricio Amster
London
Bruce Angrave Agatha Christie Dorrit Dekk Eileen Evans Richard Hamilton Anneliese JudaPhilip Carter, ‘Juda, Anneliese Emily [Annely] (1914–2006)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Jan 2010 accessed 20 Jan 2013 Jon Miller Hans Arnold RothholzFeature on HA Rothholz - The Archives Hub Iris BirtwistleThe Reimann School: A Design Diaspora, Yasuku Suga, Artmonsky Arts (2014) Marianne Steiner (nee Esberg)
Further reading
2009, . The Reimann School: A Design Diaspora Yasuku Suga, Artmonsky Arts (2014) Reimann, Albert. “Die Reimann-Schule in Berlin”. Verlag Bruno Hessling, Berlin 1966. Hard Cover, 106 p.
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