WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS: THE POET IN THE SCHOOL OF ART

The article discusses the visual art education that the poet William Butler Yeats received at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art (DMSA) in 1884-1885 and the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) in Ireland. The growth of art education in Ireland is discussed in terms of how the educational model in Irish art schools came from English art schools. The history of the DMSA is provided as is the kind of art that Yeats would have produced under its curriculum. Other topics include classroom routines, visual intelligence, and standards of British design in the manufacturing industry.