Is there a spirit connected with being a Goldsmiths’ student that is somewhat distinctive, radical, questioning, and protesting? Beyond any desire to ‘brand’ and make
Category: That’s So Goldsmiths
Caroline Graveson- A founding conscience of Goldsmiths’ College
Caroline Graveson’s appointment as women’s Vice Principal of Goldsmiths’ College in 1905 received national newspaper exultation. The Daily Telegraph and London Evening Standard said ‘it
A greatly lamented Goldsmiths’ casualty of Passchendaele- William Thomas Young
One day in the middle of July 1917 a telegram boy delivered the message to Mrs Hilda Young that her husband, Lieutenant William Thomas Young,
Pizzicato on the double bass, Spike Milligan and Goldsmiths
Spike Milligan (1918-2002) is credited with revolutionising British comedy through his chaotic, surrealist, and subversive imagination. He created the seminal radio comedy The Goon Show
The Goldsmiths’ terms of one of Scotland’s most celebrated 20th century artists
The Times newspaper called Joan Eardley (1921-1963) one of Britain’s ‘pre-eminent artists of the 20th century.’ The Guardian says she is: “…the forgotten artist who
Goldsmiths, Art and Winston Churchill
It was the worst day of their lives. That was the sense of emotional and professional disaster for Goldsmiths Art School alumni Graham and Kathleen