He didn't quit; he flunked out after his second year, for poor grades and nonattendance.
While originally enthusiastic about going to art school, he lost interest after his first weeks, when he realized it was barely different from regular school, and was assigned to Lettering classes, instead of illustration or sculpture, which he would have preferred.
He kept going because it kept peace for him at home, to spend time with friend Stuart Sutcliffe and new girlfriend Cynthia Powell, and because it was next to Paul McCartney's high school. (The two would often cut classes, to practice music.)
Lennon loved Art, and wanted to study it. He was disappointed with how similar Art school was to regular school, though, and soon lost interest.
Liverpool College of Art around 1956.
Dovedale Primary School Quarry Bank Grammar School Liverpool College of Art.
Lennon left Quarry Bank High School at age 16 after his aunt persuaded the headmaster to write him a recommendation to Liverpool Art College. It was the year 1956 when he left the Quarry Bank High School.
John Lennon did art when he was a teenager.
John Lennon went to the Liverpool College of Art.
He thought for awhile in his teens about becoming a teacher, encouraged by "Dusty" Durband, one of his favorite teachers. He later bought the building that had housed the Art school Lennon attended (located next door to McCartney's old high school), and turned it into a performing-arts school.
No, he dropped out of art school.
Dovedale Primary School Quarry Bank Grammar School Liverpool College of Art.
Creative writing and art.
Lennon left Quarry Bank High School at age 16 after his aunt persuaded the headmaster to write him a recommendation to Liverpool Art College. It was the year 1956 when he left the Quarry Bank High School.
John Lennon did art when he was a teenager.
He was seventeen and just starting Art school; she was eighteen and in her second year.
John Lennon went to the Liverpool College of Art.
He thought for awhile in his teens about becoming a teacher, encouraged by "Dusty" Durband, one of his favorite teachers. He later bought the building that had housed the Art school Lennon attended (located next door to McCartney's old high school), and turned it into a performing-arts school.
He was an art student.
1972
He was assigned to the Lettering class, and hated it.
John Lennon went to the Liverpool College of Art, but was very disruptive throughout his time there. He was eventually expelled before his final year.