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Photograph showing a Mr [Howard] Brownsword, head of the School of Art, outside the Polytechnic in Regent Street.

Labelled on reverse 'Central Office of Information Photograph. Crown Copyright reserved (See Feature Set Into No.210 The Working Man's University: The First Polytechnic. The demand for evening education in Britain far exceeds facilities. After a full day's work a large proportion of the adult population hurry to evening institutes and polytechnics to learn, at a very low cost, the 'know-how' that modern industry and commerce insists of its workers. More than 11,000 people in the evenings, and 2,500 during the day attend courses for further education at the regent Street Polytechnic, where the twelve departments and three craft courses are designed almost exclusively for the vocational student who has reached the age of seventeen (there is no maximum age) and has passed Matriculation or an equivalent University entrance examination.'

Separately labelled 'D.47599 (25) Among the last to leave at night at the Heads of the various schools and departments. Mr H. Brownsword, F.R.B.S., A.R.C.A. is head of the School of Art and is seen leaving at the close of Evening Classes at 9.30pm'.

Annotations in pencil have also been made to this photograph regarding previous cataloguing of this series of photographs.

Photograph showing unidentified men and women students painting at easels in a studio with roman and greek style statues around them. A few of the students' work is visible.

Labelled on reverse 'School of Art. Antique Studio'.

Photograph showing unidentified men and women students sketching at easels from a live model (pictured).

Copies variously labelled ' School of Art. Life Studio' and 'Life Class (In the School of Art there are 230 Day students and 300 evening students)'.

Photograph showing unidentified women students working on nude sculptures. No model is visible. Other sculptures can be seen around the walls.

Labelled on reverse 'School of Art - Modelling from Life [Class] stet' and 'please return this print to Room 11, The Polytechnic, 309 Regent Street W1'.