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Brown, Grace Forrest

  • S1253
  • Person

Grace Forrest Brown (born 14/08/1899) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1917 and 1918. She attended the School for three days per week, studying Drawing and Painting and Design, specifically focussing on Lettering. Grace lived in Lanark. Her sister, Mary Kirkland Brown, also attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1917 and 1918.

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Brown, Henry James Stuart

  • S571
  • Person

Henry James Stuart Brown was born in Bathgate on the 1st March 1871. He was a painter in watercolour and an etcher. He was educated in Inverness and Glasgow. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art between 1915 and 1918, where he took evening classes in etching. During this time his occupation is listed as a manufacturer. He devoted himself to his family business, and claimed to be an 'amateur' artist. As an etcher he was attracted to the wide open flatlands of East Anglia and the Netherlands, and worked 'en plein air'. He exhibited mainly with the London dealer Colnaghi, who published editions of his work. Brown's work is represented by etchings in the print room at the British Museum. He lived for many years in Torpichen, Linlithgow, where he died on the 1st April 1941.

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Sources: the Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture by Peter J M McEwan; Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.

Brown, Jago

  • P326
  • Person
  • 1972-

Graduated from The Glasgow School of Art in 1997 with BA (Hons) having enjoyed the best of Central St.Martins & the Macintosh School of Architecture on route. Studied Fine Art, specialising in photography under Thomas Joshua Cooper.

Brown, Janet Forrest

  • S1248
  • Person

Janet Forrest Brown (born 10/01/1898) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1915 and 1921. She studied day classes in Drawing and Painting throughout her time at the School, and in her last year, she qualified as an Art Teacher. Janet led a successful career at the GSA, winning many prizes and scholarships. In 1916-17 she won second prize for studies in oil and water colour; she was awarded £1, 1 shilling's worth of materials from Messrs Charles Roberson & Co. In 1917 – 18, she was awarded the Minor Travelling Bursary for Drawing and Painting, she was also awarded the Prize for Costume. In 1918-19, Janet achieved her Diploma for Drawing and Painting, she was also awarded a Maintenance Scholarship of £50. In 1919-20, she received an endorsement from the School for her Post Diploma Study. In 1920-21 Janet achieved her Art Teacher Qualification. Janet lived in Newhouse Villas in Stirling.

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Brown, John

  • S175
  • Person

John Brown was a student at the Glasgow School of Art c1914. He is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour as a member of the Highland Light Infantry.

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Brown, John Crawford, RSA

  • P24
  • Person
  • 1805-1867

Landscape artist John Crawford Brown was born at Glasgow. After travels on the continent - Holland, Flanders and Spain - he stayed in London for a while before returning to Scotland and settling at Vincent Street in Edinburgh. Brown exhibited at the RSA. He was also a painter of genre and historical scenes.

Brown, John (MMGC)

  • S176
  • Person

John Brown was a student at the Glasgow School of Art c1914. He is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour as a member of the Motor Machine Gun Corps.

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Brown, Margaret

  • S1255
  • Person

Margaret Brown (born 02/11/1888) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1917 and 1918. She studied Evening Classes in Needlework, taught by Miss Macbeth. Margaret was a Shorthand Typist, she lived on Rose Street in the centre of Glasgow.

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Brown, Margaret Oliver

  • P115
  • Person
  • 1912-1990

Margaret Oliver Brown (nee MacDonald), born 20th September 1912, was a Glasgow based fashion illustrator, active c1920s-1960s, and a commercial artist for local Glasgow newspapers. She attended classes at The Glasgow School of Art, on and off, from 1927-1941.

Brown, Mary

  • S1247
  • Person

Mary Brown (born 03/05/1891) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1914 and 1915. She worked as a Teacher. At the GSA, Mary studied evening classes in Drawing and Painting. She lived in the Radnor Park area of Clydebank.

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Brown, Mary Elizabeth M

  • S1252
  • Person

Mary Elizabeth M Brown (born 28/05/1896) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1917 and 1919. She took part in a programme of classes in conjunction with the College of Domestic Science, focussing on Needlework and China Painting. In the register, it is noted that she took "special" classes, perhaps meaning that she was at a very high level. In her second year, Mary studied Drawing and Painting for three afternoons per week. Mary lived in Newmains.

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Brown, Mary Katharine

  • S1258
  • Person

Mary Katharine Brown (born 09/05/1888) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1918 and 1919. She studied Drawing and Painting for three afternoons a week. Mary lived in Rhuallan House, Giffnock and was the daughter of a wealthy coal merchant William Brown.

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Sources: portaltothepast.co.uk @ http://www.portaltothepast.co.uk/article/3290/Timeline---Giffnock

Brown, Mary Kirkland

  • S1254
  • Person

Mary Kirkland Brown attended the Glasgow School of Art during 1917-1918. It is noted that she was still at school during this time (being around 16 years of age), and therefore, she attended one morning a week of needlecraft lessons until January. Her older sister, Grace Forrest Brown, attended the school at the same time. Mary lived in Lanark.

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Brown, Mary M

  • S1257
  • Person

Mary M Brown (born 05/02/1895) registered to attend classes at the Glasgow School of Art between 1918 and 1919. She signed up for Evening Classes in Needlework and Design. However, it is noted in the register that she left the GSA. Mary was a teacher, she lived in Partick.

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Brown, Neil Dallas

  • P323
  • Person
  • 1938-2003

Born 10 August, 1938, in Elgin; Died 14 January, 2003, in hospital in St Andrews, aged 64. Brown was born in Elgin, studied at Duncan of Jordanstone, was a prizewinner of the Open Painting Exhibition of Northern Ireland in 1970, and gained numerous scholarships to study abroad, including the Netherlands and New York. He exhibited widely throughout the UK, Denmark, Germany, Italy and Switzerland and was one of the Twelve Scottish Painters toured by the Maine State Commission in the US in 1970. He held teaching posts at Duncan of Jordanstone and was, until his retirement, a lecturer in painting at Glasgow School of Art, where he taught, among others, Peter Howson and Joseph Stalin’s great-grandson, Yakov Dzhugashvili.

Brown, Richard Black

  • S1249
  • Person

Richard Black Brown (born 20/12/1900) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1916 and 1922. He attended firstly evening classes in Design, Modelling, and Drawing and Painting, and then progressed to Day classes in Drawing and painting in his last two years. During his time at the School, his profession also progressed from Poster and Ticket Writer to Advertising and Poster Designer. Richard's early career at the GSA seems to have been incredibly successful. In 1917-18, he won a Silver Medal for Drawing and Painting, and the Prize for Painting from Life in Tempura. He also won the Haldane Trust Scholarship of £2 for Drawing and Painting in the same year. Between 1918 and 1919, he won a second Haldane Trust Scholarship for Drawing and Painting. Richard lived in Rutherglen.

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Brown, Sarah

  • P953
  • Person
  • fl c2000

GSA student

Brown, W

  • S177
  • Person

W Brown 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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Brown, William

  • P316
  • Person
  • fl c1970s-

Craftsman, designer and teacher, Bill has been working full-time in ceramics since graduating from college in 1974. Bill has specialised for a number of years in the techniques of casting and ceramic printmaking. He was until recently Head of the Ceramics Department at The Glasgow School of Art.

Brownlee, Linda

  • S770
  • Person

Linda Brownlee studied Textiles at GSA from 1976. She designed garments for the 1978 fashion show.

Brownley, Jessie Margaret

  • S1260
  • Person

Jessie Margaret Brownley attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1917 and 1918. She studied evening classes in Modelling. It is noted in the register that her occupation was Teacher, and also that her home address was 27 Rue Nouvelle, Constantinople (now Istanbul). There was a large population of British Citizens living in Istanbul at the outbreak of the First World War, and when Turkey became allies with the Germans in 1914, many of these citizens were immediately evacuated, for fear of becoming interned in concentration camps. However, after the first wave of evacuations, it seems that many British citizens remained in Istanbul for at least another year; especially those who were working as teachers, missionaries and businessmen. In May 1915, there remained 2,000 – 3,000 British and French Citizens in the city. Nevertheless it was at this time that tensions began to rise further for the Turkish Government, and the remaining citizens were threatened with being transported to a Concentration Camp in the military zone of Gallipoli. It could have been around this time that Jessie left for Glasgow.

The fact that she gave a temporary term time address in Hillhead perhaps suggests that she hoped to return to Turkey after the war. In the register, the letter "LL, A" are also noted after her name.

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Sources: Chapters 12, 19 and 20 in 'Secrets of the Bosphorus: Constantinople 1913-1916' by Henry Morgenthau (1918), Chapter Six in 'British Diplomacy in Turkey, 1583 to the Present: A Study in the Evolution of the Embassy' by Geoffrey R. Berridge (2009), and page 423 of 'The Spectator', 12th March 1910, Volume 104, Issue 4263.

Brownlie, Janetta May

  • S1261
  • Person

Janetta May Brownlie (born 05/05/1896) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1917 and 1918. Listed as an "Art Student", she studied Day classes in Drawing and Painting. Janetta lived in Cambuslang.

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Bruce, Fred

  • S178
  • Person

Frederick Bruce was born in Birmingham in 1890 to Sarah A Bruce and James Bruce, a confectioner. He studied art and design at The Glasgow School of Art from 1910 to 1914. The family later moved to Dundee, and then Fife. He served in the Scottish Horse regiment in the First World War. He is listed on the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

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Bruce, Jean Duncan

  • S1262
  • Person

Jean Duncan Bruce (born 24/04/1894) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1912 and 1916. She studied day classes in Drawing and Painting. During her time at the School, Jean assisted with the Belgium Tryst, a fundraising event organised by the students and staff of the School in aid of Belgian Refugees during the First World War. The even took place on a weekend of January in 1915. Jean was involved in assisting with both the Winter Garden Tea Room, where waitresses and waiters were required to wear costume, and with the Belgium Market. She graduated the Glasgow School of Art in 1916 as a Fashion Artist, illustrating for newspapers. Jean was originally from Mayfield in Dundee, however, her term time addresses were listed as West Princes Street, Blythswood Drive, and Barrington Drive.

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Bryce, Mary Maxwell

  • S1263
  • Person

Mary Maxwell Bryce (born 14/05/1897) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1914 and 1916. In her first year, she studied day classes in Design. In her second, she studied day classes in Drawing and Painting. During her time at the School, Mary assisted with the Belgium Tryst, a fundraising event organised by Staff and Students in aid of Belgian Refugees affected by the German invasion during the First World War. The event took place in a weekend in January 1915. Mary assisted in the Belgian Market. Mary lived in Jordanhill,

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Bryce, William Theodore Percival

  • S179
  • Person

William Theodore Percival Bryce was born in 1892, the son of Mary Russell Landale Bryce and Professor Thomas Hardie Bryce, Regius Professor of Anatomy at the University of Glasgow. He graduated with a BA Honours in History at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1913, and went on to study architecture at The Glasgow School of Art from 1913 to 1920. He interrupted his training from 1915 to 1919 to serve with the Royal Garrison Artillery in the First World War. In 1920 he received his Diploma from the Glasgow School of Architecture. In the following years he worked variously in London and Paris, during which time he met his wife, architect Helen Mary Bryce. He was admitted FRIBA in the early 1930s, and lived and practiced together with Helen Bryce in Edinburgh, before returning to England. He spent his final years in Oxford, where he died in 1973. WTP Bryce is listed on The Glasgow School of Art's First World War Roll of Honour. Also appears on the Glasgow Institute of Architects Roll of Honour (Student).

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Brydall, Robert

  • P402
  • Person
  • 1839-1907

Robert Brydall (10th May 1839-6th April 1907), was a Glasgow-born painter, who worked predominantly as a lithographer and engraver, and taught for many years at Glasgow School of Art, where his students included David Murray, John Lavery, James Paterson and E. A. Walton. In 1889 he published “History of Art in Scotland,” at that time the only book dealing with the subject. It was characterised by the London Quarterly Review as “one of the best and most interesting histories of art ever written.”

He served as a staff member at the School from 1863-1881, during this time he held the following positions: Pupil teacher, Glasgow Government School of Art – 1863; 3rd Master, Glasgow Government School of Art – 1863-1877; and 2nd Master, Glasgow Government School of Art – 1877-1881.

Brydall left GSA to set up a private art school, the St George’s Art School, in Newton Terrace in 1881. It is unclear when the School ceased operating, but it was still being run by him in 1896. He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Glasgow Institute (1862-1907), and also showed work at the Royal Scottish Academy (1862-1887), as well as the Royal Academy (1906) and the RSW. The subjects of Brydall’s exhibited works included historical genres, landscape, and latterly views of Venice. He also showed a number of fairy subjects, including The Elf Dance (GI, 1871) and Fairy Treasure, (RSA, 1874) as well as works inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’, such as Bottom, the Weaver (GI, 1871), Titania Enamoured (GI, 1876), and Oberon & Titania (GI, 1894).

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Bryden, Robert Alexander

  • P283
  • Person
  • 1841-1906

Robert Alexander Bryden was born at the corner of Renfield Street and West George Street in Glasgow on 7 July 1841, the son of Robert Bryden of Royal Bank Place, Glasgow and Margaret Ramage of Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, and was educated at Arthur's Academy Dunoon and Kirkcaldy Grammar School. Apprenticed to Clarke & Bell, he was allowed to insert his name in The Glasgow Directory as 'at Clarke and Bell's' by 1864. In 1865 he made an influential marriage to Elizabeth Robertson, daughter of Alexander Robertson, a Glasgow ironfounder who had retired to Dunoon, consolidating the connections Bryden already had there. In the same year he became a major in the 1st Lanarkshire volunteers. He was elected FRIBA on 20 May 1878, his proposers being John Baird, John Honeyman and William Forrest Salmon.
In the Directory of 1875-76 he appears as 'of Clarke and Bell', implying a very senior position within the firm if not an actual partnership; and from 1876 Bryden seems to have run a simultaneous practice within the same office at 37 West Nile Street, a situation which persisted until 1891 when he was again described as 'of Clarke and Bell' and is known to have been in a formal partnership with the firm, having moved with them from West Nile Street to 212 St Vincent Street in 1880-1.
Bryden's practice remained a near-separate one with its own glazed door within the Clarke and Bell office, and even when in partnership, his work was usually publicised in his own name rather than that of the firm. He had particularly good connections in the philanthropic field and was a director of the Scottish National Sabbath School Union. In 1901 he was described as having travelled extensively on the continent - 'more especially in Germany, the Austrian Tyrol and Italy' - although his architecture tended to be either Gothic or a rather coarse Netherlandish free Renaissance.
The Clarke & Bell and R A Bryden partnership was dissolved in 1902. The reasons for the break-up are uncertain but may relate to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. Bryden was its architect and had prepared a design for a new college in 1892. He did not, however, retain the commission and in early 1901 a limited competition was held in which the invitation was to George Bell II who submitted a design by his principal assistant James Hoey Craigie. This design was placed second by the professional staff. The final catalyst seems to have been Bryden's son Andrew Francis Stewart Bryden. Born 21 October 1876, Andrew was articled to his father's firm from 1893 to 1898 and remained as assistant but left in 1901 to gain wider experience. When he proposed to return in 1902 there would appear to have been some disagreement: although the younger Bryden had real ability his health was somewhat unstable. The elder Bryden separated his practice from Bell's and set up on his own with his son as chief assistant, moving out of the Clarke & Bell office at 212 St Vincent Street to one of their own at 147 Bath Street.
Robert Alexander Bryden died on 14 April 1906 at 11 Lynedoch Crescent, Glasgow, and was buried at Dunoon Cemetery. He left the then very substantial estate of £23,560 4s 5d. Andrew Francis Stewart Bryden continued the practice, taking into partnership Andrew Robertson.

Buchanan, Agnes

  • S1264
  • Person

Agnes Buchanan (born 28/05/1894) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1914 and 1917. Recorded as an Art Student, she studied Day Classes in Drawing and Painting. Between 1915 and 1916, she won a prize for her work from Messrs Charles Roberson & Co, and in 1916 – 1917, Agnes achieved her Diploma for Drawing and Painting. While she was at the School, Agnes was involved in the Belgian Tryst, a fundraising event organised by students and staff in aid of Belgian Rufugees affected by the German Invasion in World War One. The event took place on one weekend in January in 1915. Agnes was involved in the Chamber of Horrors. Agnes came from Kippen in Stirlingshire, however, she resided in Glasgow on Woodlands Road with fellow Art Student, Agnes Hunter.

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Buchanan, Alex

  • S180
  • Person

Alex M Buchanan was born in 1884. He studied drawing and painting and modelling (sculpture) at The Glasgow School of Art from 1908 to 1915. During this time he worked part-time as a plasterer. Towards the end of the 1914/15 session, after the outbreak of World War One, he left the School to serve as a driver with the Royal Engineers. He is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

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Buchanan, Allan P

  • S181
  • Person

Allan Pollock McKenzie Buchanan was born in Glasgow in 1889, the son of Maggie Mackenzie and William Mackenzie, a master joiner. He studied architecture at The Glasgow School of Art from 1906 to 1914. Upon the outbreak of World War One he joined the Royal Field Artillery. After the war he re-engaged with Watson, Salmond and Gray, and was admitted ARIBA in the mid 1920s under the war exemption scheme. From 1920 to 1936 he was in partnership with William Ross. He died in 1961. Allan P M Buchanan is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour. Also appears on the Glasgow Institute of Architects Roll of Honour (Student).

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Buchanan, Andrew

  • S182
  • Person

Andrew Buchanan 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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Buchanan, Bessie N

  • S1267
  • Person

Bessie Netta Buchanan (born 06/05/1891) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1917 and 1918. She studied Evening Classes in Design, and also attended Saturday Afternoon Classes. Bessie worked as a Munitions Factory Examiner, probably meaning that she worked as a welfare supervisor or a factory inspector in one of the factories producing Munitions for the War Effort. These factories were staffed mostly by women, and to work in one was a common Home Front occupation. It is not known which factory Bessie worked in. However, there were a number of large Munitions Factories in Glasgow and Clydebank. Bessie was born in Kippen in Stirlingshire to James and Isabella. She had four siblings; one older, Jeanie, and three younger, William, Janet and James. Her address in Glasgow was in Berkeley Street in the Woodlands area.

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Sources: Ancestry.co.uk, "The Flowers of the Forest: Scotland and the First World War", Trevor Royle (Birlinn Ltd: Edinburgh, 2006), firstworldwarglasgow.co.uk, http://www.sath.org.uk, "On her their lives depend: Munitions Workers in the Great War", Angela Woollacott, (University of California Press: London, 1994)

Buchanan, Elaine

  • S771
  • Person

Elaine Buchanan studied at GSA in the mid 1980s, and modelled in the 1986 fashion show. She won second prize in the Scottish Woollen Publicity Council knitwear competition, in session 1987-88.

As at July 2017, she lectures at the London College of Fashion.

Source: GSA Annual Report 1987-88 GOV/1/12; University of the Arts London http://moodle.arts.ac.uk/course/info.php?id=22386

Buchanan, Garnet R

  • S1268
  • Person

Garnet R. Buchanan (born 28/01/1902) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1918 and 1919. He was working as an Apprentice Draughtsman, and took one evening class a week at the GSA. It is not recorded in the register what classes Garnet attended, however, considering the nature of his apprenticeship, it could have been in the Architecture Department. Garnet lived in Carmyle, in the East of Glasgow.

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Buchanan, J Y

  • S183
  • Person

J Y Buchanan 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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Buchanan, Mary Flora B

  • S1265
  • Person

Mary Flora B. Buchanan (born 13/01/1895) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1915 and 1918. As a Student, and then Teacher, at the College of Domestic Science, Mary studied a course that was created in conjunction with both the College and the GSA. This focussed on needlework and the treatment of particular fabrics, as well as design, and colour composition. In her first year, Mary attended afternoon classes, and then in her second year she attended Saturday classes, particularly focussing on Needlework. In her final year, she continued to study Needlework on Saturday mornings, taught by Ann Macbeth. Mary lived in Hamilton, and then moved to Hyndland in Glasgow.

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Buchanan, Mary (Mollie) A S

  • S1266
  • Person

Mary (Mollie) A. S. Buchanan (born 13/06/1897) studied Evening Classes in Design at the Glasgow School of Art between 1916 and 1920. In the Student Register, her occupation was listed as "Designer". She was most likely taking the classes to bolster her skills. During her time at the GSA, Mary won multiple prizes and bursaries. In 1916- 1917, she was awarded the Bronze Medal for Design, and a Haldane Trust Bursary of £2. In 1917 - 1918, Mary achieved second prize for Design and an additional bursary from the Haldane Trust of £1, 1 shilling. In 1918 -1919 she was awarded another bursary from the Haldane Trust. As these prizes were all awarded on the merit of the student's work, it is noted in the register that Mary "cannot come". Therefore, although she had achieved a bursary for that year, she did not attend any further classes. Mary lived in Crosshill in Glasgow.

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Buchanan, Walter G C

  • P527
  • Person
  • fl c1950s-1960s

Commercial Photography, 487 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2.

Buchanan, William

  • P432
  • Person
  • 1932-2018

William Buchanan, former art director of the Scottish Arts Council, has been connected with The Glasgow School of Art for much of his life. Having studied there in his youth, he later returned as head of Fine Art Studies and became Deputy Director. Buchanan was Interim Director of the School from 1989-1990. He has published widely on Charles Rennie Mackintosh, with a special interest in Japanese influences on his work.

Buchanan, William G

  • S184
  • Person

William Gillies Buchanan was born in Milton, Glasgow in 1894 to Christina Buchanan and William Buchanan, a grocer. From 1911 to 1914 he attended evening classes in drawing and painting at The Glasgow School of Art while working as a process artist. During the First World War he served in the Scottish Horse regiment. He died in Busby, Renfrew in 1958. William Buchanan is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

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Bulloch, George

  • S185
  • Person

George Bulloch was born in Camlachie in 1895 to Margaret Bulloch and Geroge Bulloch. He attended evening classes in architecture at The Glasgow School of Art from 1912 to 1914. During the First World War he served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery. He later emigrated to North America and died in 1973 in Kirkand, Washington, USA. He is listed in the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

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Burnet, Frank Russell

  • S591
  • Person

Frank Russell Burnet was born on the 26th June 1891 in Kilmacolm to Frank Burnet, the prolific tenement architect of Glasgow and his wife Mary Russell McGregor. He was educated at Fettes College from 1906 to 1909 and subsequently at the Glasgow School of Art from 1910 to 1914, where he took evening classes in architecture. He was articled to his father's firm of Frank Burnet & Boston. He served as a Major in France with the Royal Garrison Artillery from 1916 to 1918. He commenced practice as a partner in his father's firm in 1919, and married Margaret Roxburgh Taylor in 1920. He was admitted ARIBA in 1921. He continued the practice under the same name after the deaths of Burnet and Boston in 1923 and 1937 respectively, taking James Bell into partnership in 1934. He was admitted FRIBA on 10 February 1948, his proposers being William McCrea, Alexander Nisbet Malcolm and James Steel Maitland. He was active in public life serving as Deacon of Masons in 1934-35. Burnet died on 31 May 1980 in Kilmacolm. He was a widower, having been married twice, first to Margaret Roxburgh Taylor, and second to Ethel Margaret Graham.

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Sources: the Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture by Peter J M McEwan; Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.

Burnet, Sir John James

  • P281
  • Person
  • 1857-1938

Born in Glasgow, John James Burnet was the son of John Burnet (1814-1901) , a self-taught architect based in Glasgow, and grandson of Lieutenant George Burnet of the Kirkcudbright and Galloway Militia.

John James trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris c1874-77. Afterwards, he joined his father's architectural practice John Burnet and Son, then Burnet Son & Campbell till 1897, when he was made FRIBA and President of the Glasgow Insitute of Architects. He later established a successful office of his own initially in Glasgow (John Burnet & Son) and then a second office in London (John J. Burnet).

The latter was set up in 1905 after Burnet had secured the prestigious contract to design the Edward VII galleries for the British Museum (1903/4-14), for which he was awarded a knighthood. One of Burnet's key assistants and later partners was the architect Thomas Tait (John Burnet, Tait & Lorne from 1930 to 1938). Burnet was also awarded the Royal Gold Medal from RIBA in 1923.

He was also a visitor and examiner to classes at The Glasgow School of Art, performing the following roles between 1882 and 1916:

Examiner for local competitions 1882-1884.

Examiner for local competitions (Architectural Section): 1889-1892, 1897.

Examiner for local competitions (Design) 1891-1893. Examiner for local competitions (Modelling section) 1891, 1892.

Examiner for Haldane bursaries: 1892-1894, 1900. Examiner for local competitions (Antique, life and still life) 1894.

Visitor for Architecture 1893. Visitor and examiner for Architecture 1894 - 1899.

Examiner for Institute of Architects' Prize 1898. Visitor to classes and examiner under local prize scheme (Architecture and modelling) 1901, 1902.

Visitor to classes and examiner under local prize scheme (Design and Decorative Art) 1901.

Examiner for bursaries and studentships (Architecture and Modelling) 1903,1904. Examiner for bursaries and studentships (Architecture) 1904/1905.

Judge for Diplomas, scholarships and bursaries (Modelling) 1909/1910, 1912/1913.

Judge for Diplomas, scholarships and bursaries (Drawing and Painting) 1915/1916.

Burnett, Ralph

  • P515
  • Person
  • fl 1969-1976

Ralph Burnett was a member of staff at The Glasgow School of Art from 1969/70 to 1975/6. His posts were Assistant in Charge: Photography 1969/70 - 1970/71, Lecturer in Charge: Graphic Design (Photography) 1971/72 - 1974/75 and Lecturer in Charge: Design (Photography) 1975/76. He also took a number of photographs of GSA, including the Mackintosh Library and the modern GSA Library.

Burnie, Alexander M M

  • S1269
  • Person

Alexander M. M. Burnie (born 08/04/1901) attended the Glasgow School of Art between 1918 and 1919. He studied evening classes in Drawing and Painting. Alexander worked as a Process Artist. He lived in Bridgeton in the East End of Glasgow.

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