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Goodchild, John J W
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- Goodchild, Jimmy
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fl c1950s-1980s
History
Dip.Ind. Design (London), A.S.I.A.D. Jimmy Goodchild studied at the Central School in London after WW2 and was taught by Douglas Scott who had worked for Raymond Loewy, a founding father of the discipline (in the USA). Goodchild worked at The Glasgow School of Art from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was Assistant: Design & Crafts (Industrial Design) 1950/51; Lecturer: Design (Product Design) 1978/79; Visiting Lecturer: First Year Studies 1980-82. Goodchild, who had a long association with the Industrial and Product Design departments, retired in 1982. It’s understood that the Industrial Design course began with Goodchild’s appointment in 1950. He taught GSA Director Dugald Cameron.
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P345