Guildford School of Art had a photography department and in 1957 was referred to as "Guildford School of Art and Photography". That year, students' work "Portrait of a Town" featuring the people and buildings of Guildford, was shown at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. The School had a well-regarded complementary studies department headed by a fine artist and with many art historians, broadcast scriptwriters and published authors on the staff who taught students to think critically about the world around them. Alan Coleman, a sculptor, who had studied at Goldsmiths' College School of Art and the Royal College of Art, was Principal of Guildford School of Art from 1956 - 65.