Talk:Saint Martin's School of Art

Helen Folosade Adu

I'm surprised Sade isn't listed as a famous alum. Did she graduate? What did she study and with whom. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2620:114:2007:D:6CB5:594E:937D:B30F (talk) 19:33, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Flanagan, Latham

Maybe add Barry Flanagan and John Latham? --Wool Bridge (talk) 17:08, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

Also I am wondering if people who studied Graphics should be mentioned. Dylan Jones for example.--Wool Bridge (talk) 15:24, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Hi! These seem to be reasonable suggestions, certainly. A couple of thoughts: it was my idea (undiscussed, without wider basis) that the overall number should be held to about ten or a dozen, as otherwise this turns into yet another WP:LAUNDRY list. But I think that more important is to decide what this section is actually trying to say, and then express that in prose, not as a list. It seems to me that the focus should be on sculpture and fashion, which I think were the two greatest strengths of the school, so I would definitely favour including Flanagan. In general, I think the names included here should be the "household" ones, and I'm not sure that either Jones, Stephen or Dylan, passes that bar. Thoughts? Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 20:05, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

And should people who went to Central St. Martins a bit later, after the two colleges merged, like Jarvis Cocker be mentioned?--Wool Bridge (talk) 15:29, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

In general, alumni of Central Saint Martins like Cocker are listed in that article. In his case I suppose that is based on when he graduated and where from. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:15, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

Also AA Gill is a notable, see: https://somethingcurated.com/2016/12/12/remembering-a-a-gill-writer-restaurant-critic/ Wool Bridge (talk) 20:50, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Pulp song

Is this the school mentioned in the song Common people, where it says: "She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge. / She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College."? If so, is that a "trivium" worth mentioning? It's quite a well-known song.

Yes the girl mentioned was this: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/12/greek-finance-minister-responds-claim-wife-inspiration-pulp-common-peopleWool Bridge (talk) 20:52, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

history

What is a 'foundation' level course? When di St M's first offer "foundation and degree level courses"? What was it's status before that?