Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1957-2021 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
4 boxes
Content and Structure
Scope and content
Variety of materials relating to the design work of former GSA student C A Wallace Shaw, including student work; Pringle of Scotland LTD; Donna Karan International; Braemar International; and Fornton Knitting Company LTD. The collection also includes a number of personal and professional photographs; designs and textiles; and personal papers.
Please note that some of this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore may not be accessible.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
This material is arranged into 8 subfonds.
General Information
Name of creator
Biographical history
Wallace became a student at GSA in 1957 and throughout his life held a deep affection and high regard for the college, its staff and its students. He became a very successful student himself, studying Interior Design, there being no separate course in Fashion Design which was his primary interest. He was sought out at the end of his course by the design department of Pringle of Scotland where he went on to develop the growing interest in Men’s Knitwear, becoming one of its principal designers. He moved to New York to become chief designer of Men’s Knitwear with Dawson Inc., later moving on to the design department of Donna Karan. He retired from there in 2000 and pursued a successful free-lance career, working in Italy, Hong Kong and Taiwan before returning to his native Scotland. He settled in Edinburgh where he created an Art House in his apartment in the Leith Assembly Rooms. There he welcomed many friends, most of whom were successful artists . He was always interested in the careers of younger people, and encouraged them by displaying their work alongside that of established artists.
Archival history
Custodial history
Donated by Thelma Clark, Jan 2022.
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
- Italian
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical Description
Finding aids
Related Material
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related materials
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Former Reference
Keywords/Tags
Place access points
People and Organisations
- Shaw, Wallace (Subject)
- Donna Karan International (Subject)
- Pringle of Scotland Ltd (Subject)
- Braemar International (Subject)
- Fornton Knitting Company Ltd (Subject)
Genre access points
Status
Level of detail
Processing information
Catalogued by Jessie Campbell, Summer Intern, June and July 2023
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
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