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Ciara Stapleton graduated from The Glasgow School of Art in 2014. She was the recipient of the Chairman's Medal (Design) at The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show, 2014.

William Stack was born on the 26th of December 1901 and spent time living in Springburn, to the North of the City. He studied at The Glasgow School of Art from 1911 to 1916, with a break in his studies from 1914-15. During his studies he attended evening classes at the School and studied Drawing and Painting, with teachers including W. Ogilvie. His occupation at the time of study was listed variously as Applied Lithography Artist, Photography Process Artist and Process Artist.

The Glasgow School of Art student registration number, William Stack:

1911-12 (62)

• 1912-13 (227)
• 1913-14 (264)
• 1915-16 (579)

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Richard St John Jr. was born in Glasgow on 4th October 1893, one of 4 children of Annie St John and Richard St John, a wine and spirit merchant. St John attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1912 to 1914 as an evening student of architecture, during that time his occupation is noted as an architecture apprentice. St John continued his education at The Glasgow School of Art between 1918-1919 as an evening student of drawing and painting course and his occupation status changed to architectural draughtsman.

During the First World War, St John served as a Private in the London Regiment (his service numbers were #514041 and #8219), although the Roll of Honour informs that he served with the Highland Light Infantry. To this day the London Regiment is known as one of the largest companies ever created in the British Army. By the end of May 1915 it included 82 battalions. All soldiers in the regiment wore uniforms made of homespun cloth commonly known as Hodden Grey, but each of the battalions wore their own unique cap badge to avoid inter-clan rivalry.

It is unclear what happened to Richard St John after the war, however some records indicate that he was travelling (on the "Olympic" White Star Dominion shipping Line) from New York to Southampton in June 1923. His date and place of death is still unknown. Richard St John is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.

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Sources: Ancestry http://www.ancestry.co.uk, Scottish Post Office Directories (1828 – 1912 - Post Office annual Glasgow directory 1911-1912) http://digital.nls.uk/, The Army http://www.army.mod.uk/

Richard Phené Spiers was an English architect and author (b. 1838, d. 1916). He first studied at King's College London and later at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and occupied a long mastership at the Royal Academy. He travelled widely (France, Spain, Egypt, Syria and the East), where he recorded architectural data and made many water-colour sketches.

Weeam Sperinck studied for a BA in Visual Communication from The Glasgow School of Art from 2005-2009. She subsequently studied for an MA in Illustration at the Interactive Design Institute from 2014-2016. She has worked in Bahrain as a Freelance Graphic Designer, Art & Design teacher and Senior Product Designer.

The younger brother of Stanley Spencer, Gilbert studied at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal College of Art (wood carving) from 1911–12. He then followed Stanley to the Slade School of Fine Art, London, in 1913, leaving in 1915. During the First World War he served in the Medical Corps and was drafted to the Macedonian front. He returned to complete his studies at the Slade in 1919.

From 1932 to 1948 Gilbert Spencer was Professor of Painting at the Royal College of Art in London. In 1948 he was appointed Head of the Department of Painting at Glasgow School of Art by Douglas Percy Bliss, and stayed for two years. In 1950, he returned to his alma mater to become Head of Painting at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, from where he retired in 1957.

Spencer painted portraits, genre scenes and murals but was primarily a landscape painter. He served as a war artist during the Second World War and was made an RA in 1959. Examples of his work are held in many public collections including the Tate Gallery and the RA.

Judith Spence was born in Glasgow. She has lived in Spain and travelled extensively throughout France , Spain and Portugal. She graduated BA Hons Drawing and Painting , Glasgow School of Art in 1984. Her interests are in interpreting the figure and animal in mixed media, printmaking and photography, colour and light influenced by her visits to the MediterraneanShe is the daughter of James Spence, RSW, RGI, (1929 - 2016), and his wife, Anda Paterson, RSW, RGI, who along with James Morrison, founded of the Glasgow Group of artists in 1957. Her brother Paul is also an artist.

T N Southern was a student at the Glasgow School of Art c1914. He is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

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Graduated from the in GSA in 2018, her degree show was entitled “harbour vessels” inspired by the eroded structures, ropes, buoys and boats found on the harbours around the west coast of Scotland. She was artist in residence at St Aloysius College in Glasgow following graduation.

Finnish silversmith who studied at Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Design Institute, taking a BA in Object and Jewellery Design between 2007 and 2011. From 2011- 2017 she was co-owner and CFO of PAJA 31 Jewellery Studio, alongside further studies at Haaga Helia University of Applied Sciences in Marketing (2013-2017) and Hospitality Management (2021-2022). Has worked for ISS Palvelut as a Service Manager since 2017.

Wattana is an architect and independent researcher from Bangkok whose passion lies in improving the living quality of civic life at the eye level. His research interests focus on the relationship between street life and the built forms, urban informality (amid global binary), sociological space appropriation, walking and urban walkability, spatial justice and, sustainable urban development. He is curious to understand how people, goods and information move around in the city. With a background in architecture and urban design, along with his research experience in Bangkok, Glasgow and Tokyo, Wattana sets his eyes on making a difference in civic living through spatial design and planning, all from the ground up. Aside from the research and design practice, he is a part-time writer and photographer. He was awarded the Postgraduate Chair medal for the School of Architecture at The Glasgow School of Art in 2022.

Rachel Solnick was awarded a BA (Hons) Design (Visual Communication) from The Glasgow School of Art in 2008.

Isobel Stirling studied Embroidered and Woven Textiles at The Glasgow School of Art between 1944-1948.

Born in Glasgow of Irish and French parentage. From 1885-1893 she attended Colonel Clark’s School, Manchester & The Manchester High School for Girls. From 1893-1897 she studied at The Manchester School of Art, under Walter Crane. From 1898-1904 she was at GSA as a student and also teaching ( from 1898-1903). She was awarded the Diploma in 1902. Classes included Stained Glass, Enamels, Illustration, Sgraffito, Gesso and metal work. From Mar-July 1903 she travelled in Paris, Italy and Switzerland visiting Studios, etc. Between 1904-1914 she worked as a theatre and costume designer in Glasgow, London and Europe. Companies included Louis Verande, Paris Opera, Granville Barker and the Quinlan Opera Company.
Between 1915-1933 she returned to teach full-time at GSA concentrating on Costume, Lithography and Book Illustration. In 1927 became Head of the Pictorial Section of the School of Design and specialised in teaching Illustration. In 1933 was offered and accepted the post of Director of the Glasgow School of Art, but died (16 Feb 1933), aged 52, of a brain haemorrhage before the appointment was made public and W.O. Hutchison took up the position. Dorothy had a sister, Olive Carleton Smyth, who was also a successful professional artist and a fellow teacher at the School. She took over as Head of Design when Dorothy died.
Dorothy worked as a professional artist while teaching. Her early work included the production of local plays in Glasgow, sometimes working with Charles Rennie Mackintosh and others of the Glasgow School on decoration. From the 1920s she undertook book illustrations for Chiver’s, Blackie and Collins. She worked in silverwork, sculpture (including modelling friezes and panels for the Allan Liners “Victoria” and “Virginia”). She was known as a successful portrait painter and broadcast extensively on art subjects, including art lessons for children on the BBC (as Paint Pot Pixie). Smyth also ran the Drama Club at the School between 1924 and 1933.

William James Smith ('Smithy' to his students) was born on 15 January 1893 and commenced his apprenticeship with G N Beattie & Morton of Glasgow in October 1908, remaining with John Gibb Morton after the dissolution of the partnership the following year. This apprenticeship was cut short in late 1910 or early 1911 when Morton, who was engaged to be married but was in some difficulty financially, emigrated to Canada, leaving his father to pay the rent and provide money for Smith to redeem the office equipment from the pawnbroker. Smith transferred to John Hamilton & Son to complete his training, becoming a close friend of Hamilton's son Arthur and virtually an adopted member of the family, frequently spending weekends with them in Rothesay. Throughout this period he attended the diploma course at the Glasgow School of Architecture (1909 - 1914) under Eugène Bourdon, to whom he became much attached. In 1913 Smith was awarded the Franco-Scottish Travelling Scholarship and later the National Art Survey Scholarship and the Haldane Day Bursary (for full-time study). In 1914 Smith moved to the office of McKellar & Gunn as the Hamiltons had little work in hand, and in the same year he spent four weeks studying in France with the aid of a travelling bursary. From 1915 to 1919 he was on active war service with the Royal Engineers, during the course of which he obtained special leave to visit Cairo, Gizeh, Luxor, Jerusalem, France and Belgium. On his return to Glasgow in 1919 he rejoined John Hamilton & Son as a prospective partner, Arthur Hamilton having been killed in the war, and began to teach at the Glasgow School of Architecture. He was admitted ARIBA under the war exemption scheme at the end of the following year, his proposers being Hamilton, William Brown Whitie and Henry Edward Clifford. Smith left the Hamilton practice in January 1921 to commence practice on his own account, but continued teaching thereafter, becoming Professor of Architecture at the School in succession to Thomas Harold Hughes in 1942. He was small and slim with a brisk manner and a lively mind: he contributed various articles and reviews to journals including 'Architectural Review', 'Architect's Journal', 'RIAS Quarterly' and 'RIBA Journal'. He was admitted FRIBA in late 1930, his proposers being John Watson, Thomas Harold Hughes and George Andrew Paterson. In 1933 he was the Athens Bursar. At about that time his office was at 227 Bath Street, Glasgow and he was living at 3 Ferngrove Avenue, Kelvindale. His nomination papers fail to mention his time with Morton, presumably through embarrassment at the association. In addition to the specific works cited, his job list mentions 'numerous smaller domestic dwellings in Glasgow suburbs' which have yet to be identified. Smith died on 25 March 1979. He was predeceased by his wife and in his later years spent Christmas and part of the winter in Malta, of which he was very fond.

William James Smith ('Smithy' to his students) was born on 15 January 1893 and commenced his apprenticeship with G N Beattie & Morton of Glasgow in October 1908, remaining with John Gibb Morton after the dissolution of the partnership the following year. This apprenticeship was cut short in late 1910 or early 1911 when Morton, who was engaged to be married but was in some difficulty financially, emigrated to Canada, leaving his father to pay the rent and provide money for Smith to redeem the office equipment from the pawnbroker. Smith transferred to John Hamilton & Son to complete his training, becoming a close friend of Hamilton's son Arthur and virtually an adopted member of the family, frequently spending weekends with them in Rothesay. Throughout this period he attended the diploma course in architecture at The Glasgow School of Art under Eugène Bourdon, to whom he became much attached. In 1913 Smith was awarded the Franco-Scottish Travelling Scholarship and later the National Art Survey Scholarship and the Haldane Day Bursary (for full-time study). In 1914 Smith moved to the office of McKellar & Gunn as the Hamiltons had little work in hand, and in the same year he spent four weeks studying in France with the aid of a travelling bursary. From 1915 to 1919 he was on active war service with the Royal Engineers, during the course of which he obtained special leave to visit Cairo, Gizeh, Luxor, Jerusalem, France and Belgium. It has not been possible to discover much about his war service but he was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of his exemplary gallantry. On his return to Glasgow in 1919 he rejoined John Hamilton & Son as a prospective partner, Arthur Hamilton having been killed in the war, and he was admitted ARIBA under the war exemption scheme at the end of the following year, his proposers being Hamilton, William Brown Whitie and Henry Edward Clifford. He taught part time at Glasgow School of Architecture and also at the Royal Technical College in Glasgow. Smith left the Hamilton practice in January 1921 to commence practice on his own account, but continued teaching. In 1942, he was appointed acting Director of Studies at Glasgow School Architecture following the departure of Thomas Harold Hughes, due to health reasons. The Glasgow School of Art's Annual report of 1942-43 records that the School of Art suggested he took over the supervision of the School of Architecture classes in addition to his work at the Royal Technical College. The Scottish Dictionary of Architects records a recollection of him as "small and slim with a brisk manner and a lively mind". Smith also contributed various articles and reviews to journals including 'Architectural Review', 'Architect's Journal', 'RIAS Quarterly' and 'RIBA Journal'. He was admitted FRIBA in late 1930, his proposers being John Watson, Thomas Harold Hughes and George Andrew Paterson. In 1933 he was the Athens Bursar. At about that time his office was at 227 Bath Street, Glasgow and he was living at 3 Ferngrove Avenue, Kelvindale. His nomination papers fail to mention his time with Morton, presumably through embarrassment at the association. In addition to the specific works cited, his job list mentions 'numerous smaller domestic dwellings in Glasgow suburbs' which have yet to be identified. Smith proposed numerous individuals for RIBA membership including former students of The Glasgow School of Art, such as Thomas Jack, who join him on the Roll of Honour. Examples of his work are held by The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections, as is a painting of him by Jack Coia, presented to him at a reuinion dinner held on the S.V Carrick in 1975. A bust of Smith by Benno Schotz is also part of the Collection. Smith died on 25 March 1979. He was predeceased by his wife and in his later years spent Christmas and part of the winter in Malta, of which he was very fond William J. Smith is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.

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Sources: The Dictionary of Scottish Architects: http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk , GSA Archives and Collections http://www.gsaarchives.net

GSA alumna
Graduated from the GSA in 2006 with a collection showing her interest and skills in textile art. Opened a studio in WASPS Glasgow in 2008, then relocated to Durham in 2010.

Robert Martin Smith was born on 27 December 1895. He studied at The Glasgow School of Art as an evening student of architecture whilst working as an architectural apprentice from 1912 until the 1914-1915 session, when his studies were interrupted by the First World War. During WW1, like many of his fellow architecture students, he served with the Royal Engineers reaching the rank of Sergeant Major by the end of the hostilities. He returned to The Glasgow School of Art for the 1919-20 session, again as an evening student of architecture. Throughout his time at The Glasgow School of Art his address is noted as Ha' Craig, Whitevale Avenue, Stepps. It has not been possible to trace information regarding his family, war service and subsequent career. R.M.Smith is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.

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Peter Smith was born in St Rollox, Lanark on 7th February 1899 to Helen Smith (née Pollock) and James Nichol Smith, a sculptor associated with the firm of J & G Mossman. Peter Smith attended evening classes in drawing and painting at The Glasgow School of Art from 1914 to 1917. He served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War. He is listed in The Glasgow School of Art's World War One Roll of Honour.

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John Moyr Smith was born in Glasgow as John Smith on 12 March 1839, the son of David Smith, wine and spirit merchant, and his wife Margaret Moire. Some sources state that the family came from northern England but his mother came from Kirkaldy (not traced), Doune, Perthshire. He appears to have been articled to James Salmon c.1855-59, thereafter working as an assistant for James Smith on Overtoun House, Dumbarton, along with William Scott Morton. During those years he adopted the middle name of Moir, later spelled Moyr, attended Glasgow School of Art from November 1857 and became president of the Glasgow Architectural (Assistants) Association of which Robert Grieve Melvin was treasurer. By his own account he was wholly responsible for Smith's Stirling's Library until December 1863 when Smith died and Melvin and his partner William Leiper took over the project. During his time on the Overtoun and Stirling's Library projects Moyr Smith became a member of Alexander Thomson's circle - which at that date included Leiper, Bruce Talbert, and Daniel Cottier - and began developing an interest in painting and the decorative arts: he was presumably the J M Smith at 295 Hope Street who exhibited 'Vivien tempting King Arthur' at the Glasgow Institute in 1862. The catalogue records that it had been acquired by Robert Dalglish MP. Moyr Smith probably remained with Melvin until the Stirling's Library project was nearly complete, but sometime before 1864 he moved to Manchester as assistant to the gothicist Alfred Darbyshire with whom he remained for three years. It was probably during this period that Smith first became acquainted with the artist and designer Henry Stacey Marks. In 1866 Moyr Smith moved to London as assistant to George Gilbert Scott, but by that date he had already established a reputation as an illustrator in Tom Hood's 'Fun' magazine and by about 1867 he had commenced 'temporary service' for Christopher Dresser and begun supplying designs to the Arthur Silver Studio. Moyr Smith's first book, 'Studies for Pictures: A Medley' (1868), was dedicated to Dresser, and in the following year, 1869, he visited Gustave Doré in Paris, probably with a view to furthering his career as an illustrator. In 1868 Moyr Smith was commissioned to make designs for furniture and fittings for the Building News and by about 1872 he established a career as a chromo-lithograph illustrator, some of his biblical scenes having markedly Thomsonesque detail. He also made designs for Bruce Talbert's studio although the relationship between their practices has not been precisely established. From 1880 he was editor of the magazine 'Decoration in painting, sculpture, architecture and art manufactures' published by Sampson Low. From about 1870 Moyr Smith had an extensive commercial practice in the decorative arts, his main clients being the cabinetmakers Collinson & Lock and Cox & Son, the piano-maker Broadwood & Son and the tile and ceramic manufacturers Minton & Co (later Minton Hollins & Co), W B Simpson & Sons, and Maw & Co. He also undertook decorative schemes, not merely in Britain but also in the USA, the most ambitious of these being the Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water, in 1877-78. Some of these were undertaken in association with John Gregory Crace and John Dibblee Crace. It is probable that some of his clients for such work were Scottish, but no work in Scotland has as yet been traced. In person Moyr Smith was tall, bearded and red-haired, and according to D S McColl 'fiery in temperament'. He appears to have worked alone without staff. He never married, and in his earlier London years his household was managed by his mother and unmarried sister Christina. Initially they lived at Walham Grove, Putney, but in 1873-74 Moyr Smith designed and built a large studio house, Doune Lodge, in Oxford Road, Putney, which had notable interiorwork. By 1891 he was living alone and in 1894 he moved to a smaller house, Bloomfield in Queen's Road, Richmond. In these later years he renewed his links with the Ferguson family in Lenzie and bought Oakbank Cottage, Kilcreggan where he died on 1 December 1912. Moyr Smith published four important books: 'Studies for Pictures: A Medley' (1868); 'Album of Decorative Figures' (1882); 'Ancient Greek Female Costume' (1882); and 'Ornamental Interiors, Ancient and Modern' (1888). He also illustrated a great many others: a comprehensive list is given in Stapleton.

James Smith was a student at the Glasgow School of Art c1914. He is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

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Smith was educated at the Glasgow School of Art, (BA First Class and MA) and initially worked as an illustrator for, among others, BBC Scotland, Gaelic Children's TV, Scotland on Sunday and Canongate Press. She lectured part-time at the Glasgow School of Art and designed theatre posters for 7.84 & Tag, also doing theatre sets and costumes for Wildcat and Halaballoo. She took a break in the late 1980's and travelled extensively in Kenya, Asia and Australia, where she transformed her illustration skills into fine art collage paintings. In 1995 she moved to Tain in the Highlands of Scotland, which is a great base for her landscape and bird paintings.

Presumed to be a student (probably female) at the GSoA in c1905, as named as one of the makers of a metal box along with J C Kant, G G Killin, M E Robley and E Wilson.

George Smith first appears in Glasgow School of Art Student Registers in session 1949-50. The last mention of him is in 1959. His address is given throughout as 3, Greenock Avenue, Cathcart, and his occupation as “Cost Accountant”.

His date of birth is listed as 26 September 1907.Given his age and the length of time that was spend studying at the School, it is likely that he was a part time student, perhaps attending evening classes or on a Saturday morning.

Evan Douglas Smith was born in Roseneath, Dumbartonshire on 17th Feb 1883, one of five children of Barbara Thomson Smith (née Wotherspoon) and Heugh Smith, an engineer. Smith attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1898 to 1905 as an evening student of architecture under Alexander McGibbon. During his studies Smith's occupation is noted as Apprentice Architect and since 1902 as Architect. According to the School's Student Registers, Smith lived in Dowanhill in Glasgow at this time. While he continued studying architecture, in 1903 Smith attended evening Modelling classes and in 1904, evening Drawing and Painting classes under Paul Artot.

During the First World War, Smith served as a Private in the 9th Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, and his service number was 6371. The Roll of Honour however, notes Smith's rank as a Sergeant. Smith was awarded with the British War Medal and Victory Medal.

He died in Glasgow on 13th Mar 1932. Evan Douglas Smith is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.

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Sources: Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk; Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.co.uk

Dorothy Campbell Smith was born in Partick and attended Hyndland School. She entered Glasgow School of Art in 1940, where she changed from the Painting department to study design, and specialised in embroidery and weaving. As it was wartime she spent many nights firewatching on the school roof, and during the holidays worked in forestry in the Trossachs and Argyll. On completion of the course in 1944, she was awarded the Newbery Medal for distinction in diploma work. After teacher training at Jordanhill College, she taught at Glasgow's Whitehill School from 1945-1949 and gave embroidery evening classes at GSA.

Whilst teaching at St Rollox School in 1950 she cut her finger while clearing out art room cupboards. The infection gave rise to an epidural abscess, which caused total paralysis. She spent the next two years as a patient, mainly in the neurological surgery unit at Killearn Hospital. She told her surgeons that if they could restore function to the thumb and index finger of her right hand, she could still use a needle. Other operations and Smith's fortitude enabled her to eventually regain mobility. By 1956 she had succeeded in convincing the education department that she was physically fit enough to resume teaching and was appointed to Hamilton Crescent School, followed by Hyndland School until she retired. She died in 2008.

The entry on the Roll of Honour for Charles Smith refers to Charles William Smith who is probably also commemorated in a second listing for a Charles M Smith where the M is incorrect. The information to follow is also included in the entry for Charles M Smith. Charles William Smith was born in Kildonan, Kilmory on 28th of February 1888 to Agnes (née Greig) and James Smith, a coastguard. By 1891, Charles had moved with his mother and father and his two older brothers and sister to Stornaway, presumably due to his father's profession. By 1901, the family had settled in Camlachie, Glasgow by which time Charles had another two younger sisters. Smith's parents moved to Ontario, Canada before the beginning of the First World War while he remained in Glasgow. Smith studied at The Glasgow School of Art from 1901 to 1913 as an evening student studying design. In his final years at The Glasgow School of Art, his occupation is noted as a carpet designer. Smith served as a lieutenant with the Royal Air Force. However his earlier war service followed the career path of his father and included time with the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, Clyde Division and as a Leading Seaman and Petty Officer with the Royal Navy. Charles Smith is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.

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Sources: Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk; The National Archives: discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk; Ancestry: ancestry.com: Find my Past: findmypast.co.uk

Cara Zoe Smith graduated from The Glasgow School of Art in 2021, winning the Chair medal for the School of Design.

The entry on the Roll of Honour for Charles M Smith may be incorrect and should probably refer to Charles W Smith. Charles William Smith was born in Kildonan, Kilmory on 28th of February 1888 to Agnes (née Greig) and James Smith, a coastguard. By 1891, Charles had moved with his mother and father and his two older brothers and sister to Stornaway, presumably due to his father's profession. By 1901, the family had settled in Camlachie, Glasgow by which point Charles had another two younger sisters. Smith's parents moved to Ontario, Canada before the war while he remained in Glasgow. Smith studied at The Glasgow School of Art from 1901 to 1913 as an evening student studying design. In his final years, his occupation is noted as a carpet designer. Smith served as a lieutenant with the Royal Air Force. His earlier war service included time with the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, Clyde Division and as a Leading Seaman and Petty Officer with the Royal Navy. Charles W. Smith may be recorded in two locations on The Glasgow School of Art WW1 Roll of Honour, the listing for Charles W. Smith as previously noted and there is also a listing for a Charles Smith, Royal Naval Vol. Reserve which is very probably the same person.

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Sources: Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ; The National Archives: discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk; Ancestry: ancestry.com; Find my Past: findmypast.co.uk

Albert Smith was born on the 21st of September 1905 and resided at 97 Roslea Dv, Dennistoun. He studied Drawing and Painting at The Glasgow School of Art in the session 1925-1926 when it is believed that he progressed quickly to the life class.

Smith later became a draughtsman at McGibbon's Marine Engineering College, and then with the Central Electricity Board (CEB) in Glasgow when it started in 1927. He came down to Bristol as Chief Draughtsman in 1930 when the CEB opened its Bristol office. He later drew life-size pencil portraits from photographs for two of his managers to be presented at their respective retirements. He eventually became Regional Wayleave Officer. He died in May 1988.

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Alexander Smellie was born in Girvan, Ayrshire, in 1889 to Margaret Allan and Alexander Smellie, a successful grocer who became a justice of the peace, town councillor, and provost of his local district. Alexander attended evening classes in architecture at The Glasgow School of Art from 1905 until 1910, while undertaking an apprenticeship with Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh. After completion of his training in 1911 he became a draughtsman for John B. Wilson & Son of Glasgow. He became an associate member from 1911-12. On the outbreak of the First World War, Smellie voluntarily enlisted with the Army Service Corps, a body of the British Army responsible for logistics such as transport, administration, staffing, and supply of equipment and materials. He was not mobilised until June 1915, when he was drafted to Egypt and Palestine during the British Army's Sinai and Palestine Campaign. He was discharged in May 1919 with a partial hearing impairment after being involved in a train crash. Returning to Scotland, he was employed as a draughtsman with the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society's in-house design, construction and maintenance department. In 1920 he returned to Keppie & Henderson, concentrating on industrial projects including the design of several bakeries. After his father's death in 1927 he invested his inheritance in Keppie & Henderson and was made a partner in 1930. He was elected as a licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in the same year, and elected fellow (FRIBA) in 1935. He remained at Keppie, Henderson & Partners until his retirement in 1969. He died on 23rd March 1971. He is listed on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour as well as on the Glasgow Institute of Architects Roll of Honour (Associate).

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Sources: Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1840-1980: http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk; Mackintosh Architecture: Context, Making and Meaning: http://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk.

H M Smart was a student at the Glasgow School of Art c1914. He is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

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GSA Alumnus

Herbert Morgan Smail was born in Monifieth, Forfar on 4th June 1890 to Isabella Smail (née Mitchell) and Adam Smail, a taylor and clothier. He attended Dundee School of Architecture and Technical College from 1908 to 1912, then The Glasgow School of Art from 1912 to 1914. During the First World War he served as a driver for the Scottish Red Cross and latterly as a lieutenant in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. After the war he joined an architects' office in St Andrews but left later on that year to join Mills & Shepherd of Dundee as a senior draughtsman, where he was made a partner two months later. He was admitted as fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1952. He died in 1960 survived by his wife Esme Jane Buttar. He is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour. He also appears on the Glasgow Institute of Architects Roll of Honour (Student) and is recorded as a Prisoner of War.

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Sources: Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1840-1980: http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=202108

GSA student

Margery Noel Slaney, known as Noel Slaney, enrolled at the GSA in 1933 and gained her Diploma, with distinction, in 1937. Following a further two years post Diploma study, in 1939, she was awarded one of the last Haldane Travelling Scholarships before the start of WW2.

Throughout her GSA career, her address was 182 Kings Park Avenue, Glasgow. She married fellow artist, George F Moules in 1940 and later went on to teach art at Hillhead High School, Glasgow.

She was a member of the RSW, SSA, SSWA and exhibited at the Royal Academy. She was known as a painter of every-day life, particularly interior scenes. Examples of her work can be found in Glasgow Museums, and the Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow.

John Skinner studied at GSA in the 1970s and was an usher at the 1978 fashion show. He also designed the poster for the 1979 fashion show. He was awarded a maintenance scholarship for postgraduate study to Glasgow in session 1977-78.

Mary J Sinclair was born on the 27th of August 1891, residing at YWCA, 114 Hill Street in the Garnethill area of Glasgow while studying at The Glasgow School of Art. This was most likely her term time address, as a further address is also listed next to her name in the registers – Rockbane, Kelty, Fife. Sinclair attended the School during the 1918-19 session, attending evening classes in Needle and Metalwork. While completing her studies Simpson held down a career as a Teacher.

The Glasgow School of Art student registration number Mary J Sinclair:

• 1918-19 (340)

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Lily Maud Sinclair was born on the 1st of December 1888, residing at 174 Great Western Road, and 319 Sauchiehall Street in the West End of Glasgow during term time while completing her studies at The Glasgow School of Art. Her home addresses are listed as Giraldon, Forfar; 8 North Bank Street, Edinburgh and c/o Miss Brown 29 Montgomerie Terrace, Ayrshire. Sinclair studied at the School between 1905-1915, with a break in her studies between 1909-1912, undertaking day classes in Design, and Drawing and Painting, and evening classes in Modelling. Her various teachers included David Forrester Wilson, Assistant Master in Drawing and Painting and William Edward Frank Britten, Professor in Design and Decorative Art. Toward the end of her studies, Sinclair enjoyed a career as a Designer.

The Glasgow School of Art student registration number Lily Maud Sinclair:

• 1905-06 (288)
• 1906-07 (656)
• 1907-08 (32)
• 1908-09 (52)
• 1912-13 (662)
• 1914-15 (474)

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John R Sinclair was born on the 8th of August 1900, residing at The Haven, Bearsden while completing his studies at The Glasgow School of Art. During the 1918-19 session, Sinclair undertook evening classes in Drawing and Painting while starting a career as an Apprentice in his daily life.

The Glasgow School of Art student registration number John R Sinclair:

• 1918-19 (534)

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George Sinclair was born on 24th Apr 1894. He attended The Glasgow School of Art from 1912 to 1914 as an evening student of Drawing and Painting. During his studies George was working as a shipping clerk. His addresses during this time include Norfolk Street and Scott Street in Glasgow. During the First World War, Sinclair served as a Private in The Highland Light Infantry (according to military records his service number is either #13762 or #32473). Sinclair is commemorated on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour.

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Sources: Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.; Ancestry: ancestry.co.uk; Lives of The First World War livesofthefirstworldwar.org; Forces War Records: https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk