Cornish College of the Arts

The Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington state is an art school offering studies in the fields of dance, theater, music, performance, design and fine arts.

History

The Cornish College of the Arts was founded in 1914 as the Cornish School of the pianist and vocal coach Nellie Cornish, of the pedagogical concept of Maria Montessori ( 1870-1952 ) was influenced. Cornish headed the Institute until 1944 and expanded it into the largest music school in the northwestern United States. Originally, the school was only for children. Today, the College allows the subjects offered the Bachelor of Fine Arts.

The oldest building of the college, the Kerry Hall from 1921, is located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The main building is located in the Denny Regrade neighborhood in the 1928 by the architects Henry Bittman and Harold Adams designed William Volker Building. Both buildings are registered in the National Register of Historic Places.

Personalities

Among the famous teachers included the painter Mark Tobey (1890-1976), the founder of modern dance Martha Graham (1884-1991) and the composer and artist John Cage ( 1912-1992 ). Gary Peacock, the American jazz bassist taught between 1976 and 1983 music theory. The legendary dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham studied at Cornish College in the late 1930s. The American- Canadian actor Brendan Fraser graduated here. Well-known artists such as Imogen Cunningham, Lou Harrison, Meredith Monk, Mark Morris and Bill Frisell were in residence at Cornish artist.