Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art

Jeejebhoy] , after whom the school is named. The Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art is located in Mumbai, India, and is affiliated with the University of Mumbai. The School grants bachelor's degrees in fine art and sculpture, and Master's degrees in fine art.

History

The School was founded in March 1857. Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, for whom it is named, donated Rs. 100,000 for its endowment. Operations were managed by a committee headed by the Chief Justice of Bombay.

The School's first class was in drawing, and began on [March 2] 1857. Classes were held at the Elphinstone Institution.

John Griffiths became Principal of the School in 1865. He later became famous for copying the murals in the Ajanta Caves temple complex, a project which lasted from 1872 to 1891, and which the School's students assisted in.

In 1866, management of the School was taken over by the Government of India. Also in 1866, Lockwood Kipling, who had become a professor of the School in 1865, established three "ateliers" for (i) Decorative Paintings, (ii) Modelling; and (iii) Ornamental Wrought Iron Work. (He was the father of the author Rudyard Kipling, who was born on the School's campus.)

In 1878, the school moved to its own building, where it is currently situated. The School campus is classified as Grade II heritage structure by the Government of Maharashtra, and underwent a restoration in 2002-2006.

Drawing instruction as a subject was introduced in 1879 and a programme for training drawing teachers was started in 1893.

In 1891 the Lord Reay Art Workshops (now known as the Department of Art-Crafts) were established.

The School had an important tradition in architecture. In 1900. the School offered its first course in architecture, taught by John Begg, later Consulting Architect of Bombay and of the Government of India. A complete 4-year programme was established in 1908 under Begg's assistantm George Wittet. In 1917, architect Claude Batley became a visiting professor; he was Principal of the School from 1923 to 1943, and is commemmorated in the Claude Batley Architectural Gallery for architectural exhibitions, opened in 1996.

In 1896, the Draughtsman's classes, the nucleus of the Department of Architecture were added. This Department was later organised for a 3 years Diploma Course which was duly recognised by the R.I.B.A. Board.

In 1910, the Sir George Clarke Studies and Laboratories were built for the advanced study of crafts, pottery being the first craft taken up for study.

In 1929, the head of the School was renamed "Director".

In 1935, the Department of Commercial Art was also started.

Shri. V. S. Adurkar was the first Indian head of the school, succeeding Claude Batley as Director in 1943.

In 1958, the school was divided, with the Departments of Architecture and Applied Art becoming the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy Institute of Applied Art.

In 1981, the School became affiliated with the University of Mumbai.

Famous alumni

* A. A. Raiba
* A. R. Hye
* K. H. Ara
* Abalal Rehman
* Akbar Padamsee
* Arun Kalwankar
* Atul Dodiya
* Anju Dodiya
* B. Prabha
* Dadasaheb Phalke
* Dinanath Dalal
* Gopal Adivrekar
* Laxman Pai
* Gajanan Bhagwat
* R. D. Raval
* Syed Haider Raza
* V. S. Gaitonde
* K. K. Hebbar
* Vasant Dhobley
* Sadanand Bakre
* S. M. Pandit
* V. M. Sholapurkar
* Madhav Satvlekar
* Manohar Mhatre
* Francis Newton Souza
* D. Harihar
* Prabhakar Kolte
* Prabhakar Barve
* Laxman Shreshtha
* Bose Krishnamachari
* Sudarshan Shetty
* Kalidas Shrestha
* Riyas Komu
* Jitish Kallat
* Jeram Patel
* Manu Parekh
* Yashwant Deshmukh
* Vasudeo Kamath
* John Fernandes
* Vijay Kurup