Beginning as far back as the 19th century, Britain has owed a debt of gratitude to four main schools of artistic development. And due to the influence those schools exerted over art education in Britain, some of the finest and most disciplined art in the world has come out of the island estate. The Government Schools of Design, The Department of Science and Art, the Slade School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools have all combined forces as legitimizing factors in the art world. Their disciplined approach has insured that British arts remain visible and viable in a world brimming with overwhelming competition.
