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Edinburgh College of Art

LC control no.n 90692351
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingEdinburgh College of Art
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Variant(s)ECA (Edinburgh College of Art)
Edinburgh School of Art
University of Edinburgh. College of Humanities and Social Science. Edinburgh College of Art
See alsoPredecessor: Trustees Academy (Edinburgh, Scotland)
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Hierarchical superior: University of Edinburgh. College of Humanities and Social Science
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Other standard no.Q5338172
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Beginning date1907
Associated countryScotland
LocatedEdinburgh (Scotland)
Field of activityTeaching Art and design Performing arts
AffiliationHeriot-Watt University
University of Edinburgh
Found inResearch paper (Scottish Ethnic Minorities Research Unit) Research paper, No. 4 (1987): t.p. (Edinburgh College of Art)
LC data base, 8-3-90 (hdg.: Edinburgh College of Art)
Wikipedia, 27 Mar., 2014: Edinburgh College of Art (ECA; is an art, design, creative and performing arts school in Edinburgh, Scotland; a School in the College of Humanities and Social Science, University of Edinburgh; The college was founded in 1760, and gained its present name and site in 1907; Formerly associated with Heriot-Watt University, its degrees have been issued by the University of Edinburgh since 2004. The College formally merged with the University on 1 August 2011, combining with the School of Arts, Culture and Environment and continues to exist with the name Edinburgh College of Art; can trace its history back to 1760, when the Trustees Drawing Academy of Edinburgh was established by the Board of Trustees for Fisheries, Manufactures and Improvements in Scotland) Edinburgh School (The 'Edinburgh School' refers to a group of artists whose work shares certain characteristics and is not the same as the 'Edinburgh School of Art'. This latter name is quite often used for the college even though it has been officially called Edinburgh College of Art since 1907)
Associated languageeng