Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections

NMC/1886
Item
c1970s-1980s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

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.

Cosgrove, James

Poster for a talk by Lily Greenham

GSAA/EPH/10/178
Item
Late 20th century

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

This poster advertised a lecture given by Lily Greenham who was known for her concrete and sound poetry. The lecture was held in the Haldane Building at The Glasgow School Of Art.

Cosgrove, James

Poster for Activities Week

GSAA/EPH/10/170
Item
1980s

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

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'

GSAA/EPH/10/163
Item
[1967]

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

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

GSAA/EPH/10/158
Item
1970s

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

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

GSAA/EPH/10/157
Item
[Nov 1972]

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

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

Poster for a lecture by Lily Greenham

GSAA/EPH/10/148
Item
Late 20th century

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

This poster advertised a lecture given by Lily Greenham who was known for her concrete and sound poetry. The lecture was held in the Haldane Building at The Glasgow School Of Art.

Cosgrove, James

Poster for a lecture by Richard Smith

GSAA/EPH/10/133
Item
Late 20th century

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

This poster advertised a lecture by Richard Smith which was held in the Haldane Building at The Glasgow School Of Art. The poster was designed and printed by Jimmy Cosgrove who worked as a senior lecturer in the textiles department at this time.

Cosgrove, James

Queen Street Station glass mural

DC 111/7/6
Item
1972-1973

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