Traffic problems, transport problems, everybody is on the rush either for work or pleasure business is hustle, the Cinema all movement,” wrote Flight in 1925. Everybody is in a hurry… this speeding up is one of the psychologically important features of today. The young Sybil Andrews was the School Secretary.Ĭlaude Flight was an inspirational figure, who only became an artist in his early thirties, after stints as an engineer, librarian, farmer and beekeeper. Claude Flight lectured on the art of linocutting, and Cyril Power on architecture.
The Grosvenor School of Modern Art became a leading force in the production and promotion of modern printmaking works while teaching a solid foundation in art history, with each artist lecturing on their speciality. It was situated at 33 Warwick Place, Pimlico London, and attracted a cross-section of students from across the globe, including Swiss artist Lill Tschudi. The Grosvenor School of Modern Art was a British Art School founded by printmakers and linocut artists Claude Flight, Ian McNab, Cyril Power and Sybil Andrews in 1925.
