| Admin/Biog History | Petherbridge was appointed Professor of Drawing at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in 1995. She didn't run an MA course at the school but provided practical drawing classes for all departments, including course specific classes, workshops, lectures and seminars, and turtorials. In 1997 she launched the Centre for Drawing Research (CDR); the first doctoral programme focused on drawing in the UK, which offered research at MPhil and PhD levels into the practice and theory of drawing.
Petherbridge resigned from this post in 2001. |
| Description | This series includes material relating to the courses and teaching opportunities organised by Petherbridge in her role as Professor of Drawing at the RCA and includes:
-correspondence from Petherbridge to artists, writers, critics and art educators, inviting them to teach and lecture at the RCA. (e.g. Marina Warner; Griselda Pollock; David Hockney; Lynda Nead; Anthony Auerbach; Brian Sewell)
-correspondence from artists and art educators approaching Petherbridge and offering their services to teach or lecture at the RCA
-publicity material (e.g. posters; flyers)
-planning documents (e.g. speakers biographies, research notes, lecture notes) |