Key Information
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Title
Date(s)
- c1995-2005 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
348 Items
Content and Structure
Scope and content
The collection comprises 348 images taken between 1995-2000 from Robert Trotter's exhibition 'New York, Glasgow: from the crowd' held at Glasgow School of Art School of Design Atrium Gallery in 2004. The images are of varying sizes and are in good condition. The images of street scenes in Glasgow and New York show musicians, market vendors and passers by against city centre architecture. emphasizing the similarities between city life in Glasgow and New York.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.
Accruals
System of arrangement
The collection is divided into two sections. The first section holds photographic prints numbered individually. Please note, the original numbering system has been preserved as reference numbers, with photographs beginning at No.6. The second section contains postcards, each numbered individually, plus two numbered sheets of text that accompanied the exhibition.
General Information
Name of creator
Biographical history
Robert Trotter was a photographer from Dumbarton, near Glasgow who undertook street photography for over a decade.
Archival history
Custodial history
Donated by The Glasgow School of Art's School of Design. After the closure of the exhibition the material was moved to the Mackintosh Research Centre, now the Archives and Collections Centre, at The Glasgow School of Art.
Physical Description and Conditions of Use
Conditions governing access
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Conditions governing reproduction
Application for permission to reproduce should be submitted to The Archives and Collections at The Glasgow School of Art.
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of material.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical Description
photographic prints and a catalogue of 10 postcards plus two sheets of accompanying exhibition text.
Finding aids
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Copies of the photographs are held by the photographer.
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Notes area
Note
Collection Historical Note
Robert Trotter was a photographer from Dumbarton, near Glasgow who undertook street photography for over a decade.
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Processing information
- Fonds level description compiled by Katy Iliffe, Volunteer, 15th September 2006.
- Imported into CALM by Susannah Waters, GSA Archivist 13th May 2008.
- Archives Hub description updated by Carrie Skinner, Logjam Project Officer, September 2011.
- Catalogue imported into Archon software and edited by Michelle Kaye, Archon Project Officer, May 2014.
- Catalogue exported from Archon and imported into AtoM during system migration, 2018-2019.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Authors: The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections.
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