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Nellie Centennial Cornish (1876 – 1956) was a pianist, teacher, writer, and founder of the Cornish School (now Cornish College of the Arts) in Seattle, Washington. She was influenced by the pedagogical ideas of Maria Montessori [1] as well as Calvin Brainerd Cady 's ideas about teaching broader values through music education. [2]
12 nov 2014 · Nellie C. Cornish (1876-1956) founded the Cornish School in Seattle in 1914 and served as its director for the next 25 years. From a one-room studio in the Booth Building on Capitol Hill, the school rapidly expanded in size and curriculum and soon gained a national reputation.
10 nov 2014 · Nellie Centennial Cornish (Image: Cornish College of the Arts, with permission to CHS) On November 14th, 1914, so the story goes, Nellie Cornish stepped off a boat in Elliott Bay, walked up Capitol Hill, and opened a small music school in an office building at Broadway and Pine.
14 gen 2016 · Nellie Centennial Cornish (1876-1956) Just as her middle name celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the United States, Cascadia Art Museum pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of the school that she founded and which bears her name, The Cornish College of the Arts.
Cornish College of the Arts was founded in 1914 as the Cornish School of Music, by Nellie Cornish (1876–1956), a teacher of piano; at that time, she had been teaching music in Seattle for 14 years. In 1915, the school was known as The Cornish School of Music Language and Dancing.
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1 set 2018 · Nellie Cornish didn’t look much like a radical arts educator, judging by her photos. But she founded a school that is now an accredited, multidisciplinary arts college that offers Bachelor’s degrees in theater, dance, stage production, music and more. Cornish College's roots are far more modest; it began as a music school for children.
News & Stories. How one woman staked a claim for art in Seattle. Marcie Sillman. October 29, 2017 / 10:50 pm. 1 of 10 Nellie Cornish, founder of the school that became the Cornish College of...
