Layton School of Art

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The Layton School of Art was a post-secondary school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Originally affiliated with the , it was established by Charlotte Partridge and in September 1920^[1] in the basement of the . It closed as a result of financial insolvency in 1974.^[2] At its closure, the school was regarded as one of the top five art schools in the United States^{[citation needed]} and enjoyed a historical reputation for innovative methods in art education^{[citation needed]}.

A new campus was constructed on the east side of Milwaukee in 1951 at 1362 North Prospect Avenue. This building was razed as part of the construction Park East Freeway in 1970 and the school then moved to a new location at 4650 North Port Washington Road.^[3]

Viewed by some^[who?] as one of the most progressive art schools in the country, Layton made design the core of its curriculum and pioneered several movements now considered standard practice in art education.^{[citation needed]} It was the first professional art school to require a year of foundation courses prior to specialization. One of these foundation courses was appreciation of literature, thereby exposing students to different means of artistic expression.^{[citation needed]} It abolished an old taboo by conducting its life drawing (nude) classes with male and female students together. Courses were arranged to allow students exposure to the methods and viewpoints of different instructors.^{[citation needed]}

Notable members[]

Over the years, Layton faculty included:

• ^[4]
• Paul Faulkner^[5]
• Knute Heldner
• Joseph F. Hlavacek
• Richard Lippold^[3]
• Roland Poska
• Karl Priebe
• Walter Sheffer

•Paula Gerard

Over the years, Layton students included:

• Larry Clark
• Lois Ehlert
• Rosalie Ritz
• Roy Staab
• Tom Uttech

Notes[]

Robert Einem was a student there in the 1940s

References[]

• Levy, HannahHeidi. Famous Wisconsin Artists and Architects. Badger Books Inc., 2004.