This poster advertised a lecture given by the artist Ian Breakwell that was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre at The Glasgow School Of Art. Breakwell is well known for working in a variety of mediums including print, installation, film and photography, however he is best known for making work based around his diary entries. He is also associated with The Artist Placement Group, an organisation set up in 1966 to bring art practice into hospitals and prisons. This particular lecture focused on work made between 1965 and 1967. The reverse of the poster is annotated with "J.Cosgrove".
This poster advertised a lecture by economist Brian Griffiths which was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre at The Glasgow School Of Art in December 1972. At this time, Griffiths worked as lecturer at the London School of Economics and Political Science, however he would later become advisor to Baroness Thatcher during her time as Prime Minister. He then became the Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs. This lecture focused on the topic of Christianity, capitalism and revolution and was organised by David Dobson who was head of the Sculpture department at The Glasgow School Of Art in 1972.
Sketchbooks from James Cosgrove's time as a student at the Glasgow School of Art, as a member of staff of the Glasgow School of Art, and as a Director of the House for an Art Lover. Also includes travel journals and sketchbooks documenting trips to Mexico, the United States of America, the Highlands of Scotland, London, Paris and Amsterdam.
Inscribed 'Dave Cohen - Lys Hansen/ Pete Bevan/JC'. Sketches, mostly portraits, and notes regarding exhibition. Also a design for fish plates, and biblical references.
Two variations on design for Christmas card. One fully coloured with designs on inside and outside of card, reas "best wishes for christmas and new year". The other is a monochrome postcard.
Piece of experimental sandblasted glass made by the artist as a postgraduate student. This item was made as sample for possible commission for an architect in relation to a shop front for Leeds Building Society. The final piece was made with kiln-fired fused and lustred glass panels.
The image is one of a series based loosely on a setting sun behind a pyramidal island.
Sketchbook including illustrations of landscapes and abstract landscapes, mostly from Morvich and Rothesay. Including printouts from jimmycosgrove.files.wordpress.com from 2016.
Various chair designs. Inserted newspaper article "Art students show the fun side of degree courses", Clare Henry, Glasgow Herald Tuesday 14th June 1983. Including photograph of Paul Cosgrove.
James Cosgrove's Glasgow School of Art DA dissertation.
Square white/grey hardcover book with hand-printed silk-screens on paper and acetate. Images and poetry inside. Entitled 'Relationships. Thoughts and Things.'
Screen printed Christmas card, duplicates in two sizes. Read "A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR".