International studio . m into the same circle. 00aIt is more than thirty years since theappointment of Mr. Taylor as head masterinaugurated a new chapter in the schoolshistory. The result was a break with thetraditions of South Kensington, and adegree of initiative which brought the school into the front rank. Gaskin was theleader of the innovators. First as a bril-liant student, then as teacher, then as or-ganiz;er of the classes which were to developinto the Jewellers School, of which he isthe head : his personality was a dominantfactor in the schools progress. 0 0 At this time Birmingham wa
International studio . m into the same circle. 00aIt is more than thirty years since theappointment of Mr. Taylor as head masterinaugurated a new chapter in the schoolshistory. The result was a break with thetraditions of South Kensington, and adegree of initiative which brought the school into the front rank. Gaskin was theleader of the innovators. First as a bril-liant student, then as teacher, then as or-ganiz;er of the classes which were to developinto the Jewellers School, of which he isthe head : his personality was a dominantfactor in the schools progress. 0 0 At this time Birmingham was stronglyinfluenced by the work of its famous towns-man, Burne-Jones, who found time to visitthe School of Art fairly frequently, andwas personally known to the senior studentsand the staff. He emphasized the teachingof Ruskin and Morris ; and it was in suchan atmosphere that Gaskin developed. 0 Alongside his work of teaching, the im-pulse to create was always active in won his first considerable recognition. LXX. No. 278.—April 1920 BURFORD. FROM A PASTELBY ARTHUR J. GASKIN THE BIRMINGHAM GROUP
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