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Papers of James Cosgrove

  • DC 111
  • Collection
  • 1968-2020

Collection includes artworks and sketchbooks made by Jimmy Cosgrove as a student at the Glasgow School of Art; while working as a Tutor and the Director of the Glasgow School of Art; and afterwards, including work relating to the House for an Art Lover, and documenting travels across Europe, North America, and Mexico.

Cosgrove, James

Silk-screen headsquare

Handprinted silkscreen headsquare in raw silk.

Two copies of one image, which shows constellations with two figures and comets, in pale pink, grey, blue, yellow and orange on a cream background.

Cosgrove, James

Silk-screen scarf design

Hand printed silk-screen scarf on cotton union,.

Image shows head of woman on a black background with red stars and a patterned border.

Cosgrove, James

Silk-screen headsquare

Handprinted silk-screen headsquare or scarf on wool varuna.

Image shows in head with leaves, flowers and birds emerging from it, on orange, pink and white stripes.

Cosgrove, James

Silk-screen headsquare

Handprinted silk-screen headsquare or scarf on shantung silk.

Image is a red, yellow and orange pattern on a black or dark grey background.

Cosgrove, James

Silk-screen handkerchief

Hand printed silk-screen handkerchief on fine silk twill. Print on cream background.

Image shows a Bank of England pound note underneath a suspender holding up a stocking.

Cosgrove, James

Silk-screen handkerchief

Handprinted silk-screen handkerchief on fine silk twill. Print on cream background.

Image shows a woman's face with hands over it.

Cosgrove, James

Silk-screen handkerchief

Hand printed silk-screen handkerchief on fine silk twill, 1978. Hemmed with lace in the shape of hearts.

Image shown is a Bank of England pound note appearing from underneath a pink brassiere.

Cosgrove, James

Poster for Activities Week

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 a lecture by Ian Breakwell entitled 'Continuous Diary'

Poster for a lecture by Ian Breakwell entitled 'Continuous Diary'

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".

Cosgrove, James

Poster for a lecture by Richard Smith

This poster was used to advertise a lecture by the artist Richard Smith, who is known for his abstract colour paintings and sculptural works dealing with materials in reference to popular culture. The lecture was held in the Haldane Building at The Glasgow School Of Art as part of the school's annual activities week in the early 1970s. The poster was designed and printed by Jimmy Cosgrove who worked as the head of textiles at The Glasgow School Of Art from 1973 to 1982.

Cosgrove, James

Poster for a lecture by Brian Griffiths

Poster for a lecture by Brian Griffiths

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.

Cosgrove, James

Paris 2008

Travel journal, including sketches, drawings, paintings and notes, mixed media collages, and photographs.

Cosgrove, James

Madrid and Toledo, Segovia

Travel diary entries, including collages of maps, photographs and tickets, often overpainted and illustrated. Including a study of Bristol Cathedral.

Cosgrove, James

London Sketchbook 1998

Illustrations, sketches, collage, including some loose drawings stored in the back pocket. Includes landscapes, seascapes, and portraits, and some writing about the weather.

Cosgrove, James

Painting

Painting depicting two human heads, and various floating objects on a background of abstract shapes.

Cosgrove, James

Guardian

Small scale painting of head and shoulders of a person in front of hills and buildings.

Cosgrove, James

Man of Letters

Small-scale painting of the head of a man surrounded by flying birds. With the words "Tambien de Borricas ay mascaras literatos".

Cosgrove, James

Untitled-1

Print out of computer drawing from Apple Macintosh Painter Programme. Abstract image depicting a masked human head on a plinth, a table laden with carafe, fruit, and a fish, the Sun, a dove, and a naked standing figure.

Cosgrove, James

Sketchbooks

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.

Cosgrove, James

Papers of Conrad McKenna, student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

  • DC 073
  • Collection
  • c1940s-2010s

Includes

  • a selection of Christmas cards and other ephemera collected by Conrad McKenna, a former student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, plus typed and handwritten materials used by McKenna to deliver teaching at The Glasgow School of Art
  • correspondence between Conrad McKenna and The Glasgow School of Art and members of staff, and correspondence and printed ephemera regarding The San Gimignano Summer School.

The cards and ephemera have been created by former Glasgow School of Art staff and students and friends of Conrad McKenna, including Gordon Huntly, Rosalind Bliss, Michael Moulder, Peter Sumsion, Michael Healey, Mark Severin and James Cosgrove.

This material may contain sensitive information about individuals that is protected by the Data Protection Act. Until this material has been checked for sensitive information, it will not be available for researchers. Once this Data Protection work is complete the collection will be open for access, however any sensitive information will be closed and inaccessible for 75 years from the date of creation.

McKenna, Conrad

Mural designs

Hand drawn and painted mural designs for projects such as Leeds Permanent Building Society and British Rail.

Cosgrove, James

Mural design

Design of yellow, red, and black and white circles and squares. Reverse has some simple illustrations.

Cosgrove, James

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