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Poster for a lecture by Tom Cotter

This poster advertised a lecture given by BBC film maker Tom Cotter. The lecture was held in the Newbery staff lounge in the Newbery Tower at The Glasgow School Of Art on Wednesday the 25th of October. The poster also advertised a film competition that would take place during the art school's activities week.

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Poster for a lecture entitled 'The Art of Julia Margaret Cameron: 1815 - 1879'

This poster promotes a lecture by Dr Mike Weaver who was a reader in American literature from the University of Oxford. The event was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre at The Glasgow School Of Art on the 1st May 1985. The poster shows an image by Julia Margaret Cameron entitled "The Kiss of Peace 1869".

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Poster for a 'New Music Group' event

This poster advertised an event featuring the New Music Group which was held in architecture studio 30 in the Mackintosh Building. According to previous deputy director of the school Jimmy Cosgrove, the New Music Group was a fusion of medieval and modern musical styles. This event is believed to be associated with Neil Morrison who was a tutor at The Glasgow School Of Art. Morrison was known for making his own lutes and playing numerous concerts at both the Third Eye Centre and The Glasgow School Of Art.

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Poster for a performance by George Melly and The John Chilton's Feetwarmers

This poster advertised a performance of jazz music by George Melly and The John Chilton's Feetwarmers held at Bourdon Hall within The Glasgow School Of Art on the 3rd of March 1992. Tickets for the event were priced at £3 and could be purchased from the registrar's office and at Wylie's bookshop. George Melly was a successful jazz musician, performer and lecturer.

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Poster for a performance of 'Alice In Wonderland' at The Glasgow School Of Art

This poster advertised an experimental dramatisation and adaptation of Alice In Wonderland written by Malcolm Lochhead and Joan Palmer. Performances were held in The Glasgow School Of Art's lecture theatre and ran from the 11th to the 15th of March 1968. Tickets were priced at £6 with a discounted price of £3 for concessions.

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Poster for a performance of 'Le Dieu Nusku' and 'Narcissius'

This poster advertised two dramatic performances of 'Le Dieu Nusku' and 'Narcissius' which were produced by Miss Dorothy Carleton Smyth and performed by students at The Glasgow School Of Art. The performances were in aid of raising funds for a war memorial to honour students and staff who served or were killed in action in World War One. The memorial was eventually commisioned in 1925 and was designed by former student Dorothy Doddrell. The image on the poster is a stone lithograph drawing by Maurice Greiffenhagen who was a tutor at The Glasgow School Of Art from 1906 until 1926. The reverse of the poster is annotated with the words "See Box".

Greiffenhagen, Maurice

Poster for a retirement party for David Donaldson

This poster advertised a retirement party arranged in honour of David A. Donaldson. Donaldson grew up in Coatbridge near Glasgow. He received a place at The Glasgow School Of Art at the age of fifteen despite having no formal qualifications and went on to become the head of drawing and painting in 1967. He was recognised for his portraiture, notably his portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second in 1967. Donaldson remained at The Glasgow School Of Art until his retirement in 1981. The retirement party was held in The Glasgow Art Club on Bath Street in Glasgow on the 24th of June 1981. The poster was printed by Bob Stewart who was head of design at The Glasgow School Of Art at this time.

Stewart, Robert

Poster for a retirement party for Robert Begg

This poster advertised a staff party to mark the retirement of Robert Begg from his post as Chairman of Governors at The Glasgow School Of Art. The event took place on the 7th of May 1979. The poster features a caricature of Robert Begg by Dan Ferguson who produced many caricatures of staff at The Glasgow School Of Art in the 1970s. Ferguson appears to have signed the front of the poster.

Ferguson, Danny

Poster for a retirement party for William Drummond Bone

This poster advertised the retirement party of William Drummond Bone which was held in the Mackintosh Board Room on the 12th of January 1973. Bone was part of both The Royal Society of Arts and The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour and taught drawing and painting at The Glasgow School Of Art between 1934 and 1973. The poster was designed and printed by Robert Stewart who was a senior lecturer in design at this time.

Stewart, Robert

Poster for a screening of 'Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia'

This poster advertised a screening of Sam Peckinpah's 1974 film 'Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia', and Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo's 1966 film 'It Happened Here'. The event was organised by The Glasgow School Of Art Film Society and was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre on The Glasgow School Of Art campus on the 3rd of May. The reverse of the poster is annotated with "Chris Webster Graphics 1979".

Webster, Chris

Poster for a screening of graduate films entitled 'Show Reel'

This poster advertised an exhibition showing a number of films by graduates of The Glasgow School Of Art in 2002 as well as a lecture by Alan Currall who was a lecturer in electronic media at the school. The event was held in the Centre for Contemporary Arts which is an arts centre close to The Glasgow School Of Art campus. Exhibitors included Natalie McFadyen, James Hodgson, Ruth Legg, Kate Drummond - Brassington, Mark Melvin, Will Holt, Michelle Daniels, Ruth Davies, John Barrington, Henry Coombes, Nicola Godsal, Mari Lagerquist, Martin Craig, Hannah Palmer, Dan Miller, Grethe Forsstrom, Laura Marshall, Kate Burton and Astrid Kruse Jensen.

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Poster for a seminar lead by Dr. John McHale

This poster advertised a seminar lead by Dr. John McHale which focused on a theme entitled "The Future Of The Future". He did this seminar three times, twice at The Glasgow School Of Art on the 4th and 5th of November and once at The University Of Strathclyde on the 4th of November 1976. McHale was the Director of the Centre for Integrative Studies and School of Advanced Technology for the State University of New York. He is credited as the founder of the Independent Group, a London based artistic movement which kickstarted British Pop Art. Members of the group included Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi, and architects Alison and Peter Smithson. The poster was designed and printed by Bob Stewart, who was a senior lecturer in textile design at this time.

Stewart, Robert

Poster for a series of exhibitions entitled 'Beyond the Repeatable Image: The Ontario Project'

This poster advertised a series of exhibitions featuring the work of contemporary artists from the province of Ontario in Canada. The exhibitions were organised by Visual Arts Ontario and were held in the Mackintosh Museum and the Newbery Gallery within The Glasgow School Of Art campus from the 25th February to the 22nd March 1985.

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Poster for a series of talks marking the 10th anniversary of the CRM Society

This poster advertised a seminar on Charles Rennie Mackintosh which was arranged to mark the 10th anniversary of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society. Speakers included: - Thomas Howarth (Toronto): the Mackintosh Interior - Sir Denys Lasdun (London): CRM and Architect's Appraisal - Andy MacMillan (Glasgow): Mackintosh and the National Expression - Dennis Sharp (London): Muthesius and Mackintosh - Mackintosh Authors: Roger Billcliffe, Robert MacLeod, Thomas Howarth, Andy MacMillan - Clause Frontisi (Paris): Hector Guimard - Juan Bassegoda (Barcelona): Antonio Gaudi - Szirmai Janos (Budapest): Odon Lechner - John Archer (London): Edgar Wood - Paul Sprague (USA): Louis Sullivan - Robert Judson Clark (Princeton USA): Josef Olbrich - Don Kalec (Chicago, USA): Frank Lloyd Wright - Randall MacLeod (Bristol): W.R. Lethaby - Peter Vergo (Colchester): Wiener Werkstaat - Christian Witt-Doring (Vienna): Vienna furniture, 1900

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Poster for a series of talks on 'Materials And Methods Of The Painter'

This poster advertised a series of talks held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre between the 25th of October and the 29th November 1982. Five talks were given by Donald Forbes of the Conservation Department and The National Galleries of Scotland. These talks were obligatory for second year drawing and painting students to attend.

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Poster for a series of talks with the tagline 'Turning Design Into Money'

This poster advertised a series of lectures that took place in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre at The Glasgow School Of Art from the 19th of January to the 9th of March 1994. These lectures were part of the Enterprise In Higher Education Business Awareness Programme. There were six lectures in total including: - Intellectual Property and Copyright: Caroline Sincock (Murgitroyd and Company) - The Applied Arts - Some Case Histories: Barclay Price (Crafts Council) - The Business of Design: Joe Hall (Blue Peach) - Corporate Culture: Jane Priestman (BAA, BR) - Making Design Work: Raymon Turner (BAA, Gatwick, Kilkenny, Wolff Olins, London Transport) - Getting Started: Janice Kirkpatrick (Graven Images) The front of the poster has an annotation which reads "Dugald: Professional practice talks you asked about! (poster is done by us too) - Mike H."

Hall, Joe

Poster for a symposium entitled 'The Arts'

This poster advertised a symposium given by speakers who were either artists or people associated with film and television. Speakers included Scottish film and television actor Bill Patterson, painter Clive Sutton, Scottish film maker Bill Forsyth, film and television director Joe McGrath and film director Peter MacDougall. The poster is annotated on the reverse with "Colin Wilson".

Wilson, Colin

Poster for a talk by Cedric Price

This poster advertised a lecture given by architect, teacher and writer Cedric Price. Price was known for his eccentric architectural designs that were perceived as both socially enabling and playful. The lecture was held in the Haldane Building at The Glasgow School Of Art on the 10th of February.

Stewart, Robert

Poster for a talk by Emilio Coia

This poster advertised a lecture given by the Scottish artist and illustrator Emilio Coia. Coia was born in Glasgow and studied at The Glasgow School Of Art. He is recognised for his work for The Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as the Scotsman newspaper. Coia was elected as president of The Glasgow Art Club where he remained until his death in 1997. This lecture focused on Coia's surreal drawings of famous buildings, with a particular focus on the Sydney Opera House, and was held at The Glasgow School Of Art on the 19th of February 1973.

Stewart, Robert

Poster for a talk by John Siddeley entitled "Design For Living"

This poster advertised a talk given by interior designer John Siddeley at The Glasgow School Of Art on the 24th of February 1977. Siddeley's notable commissions include the redecoration of the Swedish Embassy, the design of the Harlequin Suite at the Dorchester Hotel and the Park Lane Hotel in Piccadilly.

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Poster for a talk entitled 'Landscape Photography' given by Thomas Joshua Cooper

This poster advertised a lecture by Thomas Joshua Cooper which was organised by The Glasgow School Of Art's graphic design department. Cooper works at The Glasgow School Of Art as head of fine art photography and is regarded as an authoritative figure in his field. The talk was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre within The Glasgow School Of Art on Friday the 29th of October 1993.

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Poster for Activities Week

This poster was used to advertise The Glasgow School Of Art's annual activities week. A number of events were organised including: films, lectures, poetry, jazz folk, drama, contests, disco, a bar in the Haldane building, dance art, a drag talent show and a snooker competition. Activities week ran annually from the 1970s until the mid 1980s. During this week, classes stopped and various events were organised instead. The poster is annotated on the reverse with "J.Cosgrove".

Cosgrove, James

Poster for an event entitled 'New Music Group'

This poster advertised an event featuring the New Music Group held in the Mackintosh Building in architecture studio 30. According to Jimmy Cosgrove, who was the previous deputy director of The Glasgow School Of Art in the 1990s, the New Music Group was a fusion of medieval and modern music styles of the 70s. It is believed that this event was associated with Neil Morrison, a tutor who made lutes and played numerous concerts at both The Glasgow School Of Art and the Third Eye Centre.

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Poster for an exhibition of work by John Macfarlane

This poster advertised an exhibition of work by John Macfarlane who was a student at The Glasgow School Of Art before moving to Wales to work as a set and costume designer. The exhibition was held in the Bourdon building on The Glasgow School Of Art campus from the 5th to the 18th of December 1979. Interestingly, John Macfarlane's name has been misspelled on the poster where his surname has been spelled as 'McFarlane'.

Stewart, Robert

Poster for an exhibition of work by Neil Macdonald

This poster advertised an exhibition of work by The Glasgow School Of Art graduate Neil Macdonald. Macdonald had recently returned from travelling around Belgium and Italy having been awarded the John David Cargill Travelling Scholarship. The exhibition ran from Wednesday the 21st to Friday the 30th of April 1982 and was held in the Mackintosh building on The Glasgow School Of Art campus.

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Poster for 'Exhibition Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', Glasgow

Poster for 'Exhibition Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', Reid Building, Glasgow, 21 Mar 2017-22 Mar 2017. The exhibition celebrated 70 years of fashion shows at The Glasgow School of Art, and the fashion show that year was held whilst the exhibition was showing. The images on the poster are from the Archives & Collections.

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Poster for fashion show 'Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', Glasgow

Poster for fashion show 'Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', The Art School, Glasgow, 21 Mar 2017-22 Mar 2017. The fashion show in 2017 celebrated 70 years of fashion shows at The Glasgow School of Art, and was held whilst an exhibition of the same name was showing. The image on the poster is from the Archives & Collections.

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