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This poster advertised a lecture given by the photographer Gus Wylie which was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre on the 12th of November 1986. Wylie is known for his monochrome photography work and has taught at both University of the Arts in London and Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

This poster is believed to advertise a lecture by Theodore Roszak entitled 'Conscience and Consciousness in the Art of Mackintosh'. It is believed to have been designed and made by Sandy Prentice and Chuck Mitchell.

Poster for a film screening of the Buster Keaton film 'Sherlock Jr' in the Bourdon Lecture Theatre on Friday 30th November, 10:10am.

Poster for exhibition 'Glasgow Print Studio Prints', Glasgow Print Studio Gallery, Glasgow, 11 Dec-10 Jan. The year is unknown but is believed to be late 20th century. The poster includes the message "The Glasgow Print Studio wish you a Merry Christmas".

Source: https://www.gpsarchive.co.uk/Painting/DisplayObject/33?objectTypeID=47&requestType=eObjectTypePage

Poster for exhibition 'Peter Howson New Work', The Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow, 06 May-29 May. The year is not given but is believed to be 1985. The artwork featured on the poster is 'Salome and the Chicken Eaters' by Howson. The exhibition was held as part of Mayfest.

Source: http://www.peterhowson.co.uk/CV.pdf; https://www.gpsarchive.co.uk/Painting/DisplayObject/33?objectTypeID=47&requestType=eObjectTypePage

Poster for 'Berlin - Kulturstadt Europas 1988' [Berlin European City of Culture], Berlin, Germany. Artwork featured is 'Berlin' by Heinz Cibulka, 1987.

Poster for David Bellingham show, 'Defined by Shadow', 2008.

This poster advertised an exhibition of work from The Private Press Movement with pieces ranging from the work of William Morris to the work of modern day artists. The exhibition was held in The Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Museum and ran from the 1st to the 12th of May 1973.

This poster advertised screenings of the films 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'The Connection' which took place in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre within The Glasgow School Of Art from the 12th of April to the 4th May 1990. Tickets for the event were priced at 30p per screening or £1 for five screenings.

Poster for exhibition 'De Grote Utopie de Russiche Avant-Garde 1915-1932', (The Great Utopia, Russian Avant-Garde 1915-1932), Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 5 Jun 1992-23 Aug 1992.

This poster advertised a lecture given by Marina Von Salem on the Die Brücke movement, an artistic movement created by a number of German expressionist artists in the early 20th century. Die Brücke is German for 'The Bridge' and the movement was refered to as "The German expressionist bridge to the future".

This poster advertised a lecture by artist John Wright which was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre. The lecture centred around Wright's travels across the Sahara to Tassili and his colour slides of the journey.

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.

This poster advertised a lecture given by illustrator and animator Bob Godfrey. Godfrey is famous for his animated cartoons including Roobarb, Noah and Nelly and Henry's Cat. The lecture was held on the 30th of May 1979 and part of it involved Godfrey offering to critique the student's own films.

This poster advertised an exhibition of work by the illustrator Ralph Steadman which took place in the Bourdon Building in March 1981. Steadman is known for his illustrative work for Hunter S. Thompson, Private Eye Magazine and the New York Times. The reverse of the poster is annotated in pencil with the date '1981'.

This poster advertised an event showcasing jazz and poetry which was held in the Haldane building at The Glasgow School Of Art. There were a number of notable performers at the event including Liz Lochead, Tom Leonard, Tom Buchan, Edwin Morgan and The Billy Kyle Quintet.

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.

This poster advertised an exhibition of work by postgraduate fine art students which was held in the Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School Of Art from the 23rd to the 29th of June 1990. The show included work by Marta Estrella, Martyn Greenhalgh, Christopher Hoddinott, Brigitte Jurack, Richard Learoyd, Rachel Meehan, Gregory Patterson, Robert Stark and Euan Sutherland. The poster was designed at The Glasgow School Of Art and printed at David J Clark Limited. The image used on the poster was taken by Richard Learoyd and shows a number of students including: - Alex Dempster - Jim Hamlyn - Peter McCaughey - Craig Richardson - Julie Roberts - Andrew Sneddon - Eddie Stewart - Cathy Whippey The list of names was gathered with the help of Eddie Stewart who works as a tutor in the school's painting and printmaking department. Stewart previously graduated from the school with an undergraduate degree in drawing and painting and a postgraduate degree in fine art. He is pictured in The Glasgow School Of Art's degree show posters for 1988 and 1990, both of which appear in The Glasgow School Of Art poster collection. A key identifying each student in the photograph can also be found in the archival folder for this item.

This item is the centre left section of a large scale poster advertising lectures given by Bob Godfrey and Joe McGrath during The Glasgow School Of Art's annual activities week in 1971. Bob Godfrey is best known for his animated cartoons such as Roobarb and Custard and Henry's Cat. Joe McGrath is a Scottish director famous for his films Casino Royal and The Magic Christian. The entire poster would have been one of many displayed on huge billboards on Renfrew Street to advertise events happening during each of The Glasgow School Of Art's annual activities weeks.

This poster advertised an exhibition of work by postgraduate textile students at The Glasgow School Of Art. The exhibition was held in The Glasgow School Of Art's Mackintosh Building from the 14th to the 19th of June 1986.

The poster advertised an exhibition showcasing work by Charles Rennie Mackintosh which was held in Port Vendres in the Pyrénées-Orientales in the South of France. On the poster it says "Un Ecossais En Catalogne", which translates as "A Scottish in Catalonia". Featured on the front of the poster is an image of a landscape watercolour of La Rue du Soleil, a piece by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Mackintosh has strong associations with the South of France as he and Margaret MacDonald lived there from 1923 to 1927. The exhibition itself was held in association with the Entente Cordiale and the Glasgow School of Art.

This poster showing an image of a Mackintosh chair advertised an exhibition of the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh at the Museum of Applied Arts in Helsinki from 10th December 1982 to 16th January 1983.

A photograph collage showing the making of a ceramic cast in the Ceramics Department of the GSA. The images are believed to show visiting tutor Sandor Dobany and GSA students making mosaic roundels for Clackmannanshire Council.

Source: https://www.clacks.gov.uk/council/press/?release=1155

A poster advertising the Open Day in 2011, featuring an image of an elephant.

Poster advertising a film screening of an Andrei Torkovsky film 'Mirror' in the Bourdon Lecture Theatre on Wednesday 12th March, 1:30pm.

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.

Poster for exhibition 'Robert Paul - Recent Original Prints', Printmakers Workshop, Edinburgh, 14 Jan 1984-04 Feb 1984.

Poster for exhibition 'Ann Beaty. D.A.' on the theme of gardens, University of Glasgow. The exhibition dates are 23 May-24 Jun and 25 Jun-20 Aug, no year is given but it is believed to be 1988 as it celebrates the Glasgow Garden Festival.

Poster for exhibition 'Robert Paul Lithographs', Corners Gallery, Glasgow, 01 Jun 1985-29 Jun 1985. Artwork featured is 'Par Avion', 1984.

Poster for 'LMS - The Firth of Clyde', for London Midland & Scottish Railway Company. Printed for the Foulis Archive Press, Glasgow School of Art by David J. Clark Ltd, Glasgow. Features artwork by Norman Wilkinson, 1925. The date of the poster is unknown but is believed to be the 1920s.

Source: https://www.darnleyfineart.com/artists/wilkinson

Poster for exhibition 'Like a Shadow: Representations of Death, Dying and Disposal in Art', Mackintosh Gallery, Glasgow, 03 Sep 1998-03 Oct 1998. The exhibition was held alongside the conference 'The Social Context of Death, Dying and Disposal' at Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, 03 Sep 1998-06 Sep 1998.

The artwork featured on the poster is 'The Elegy' by John Bellany, 1993.

Poster for 'Please do not Bend', with signatures. June 2002.

Poster for exhibition 'New Paintings - Adrian Wiszniewski', Compass Gallery, Glasgow, 07 Apr 1984-26 Apr 1984.

Poster for exhibition 'Lost at Sea: Roger Palmer', Street Level Photography Gallery and Workshop, Glasgow. The exhbition date are 03 MAr-01 Apr, no year is given but it is 1990.

Source: http://media.withtank.com/3fd20a6048/roger_palmer_artist_cv.pdf

Poster for 'Royal Scottish Academy Students Exhibition', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 04 Mar 1995-15 Mar 1995.

This poster advertised a ceilidh that was held in the Haldane Hall on the 19th of February 1972 as part of The Glasgow School Of Art's activities week. Activities week was an annual programme of talks, film screenings and social events that ran from 1971 to 1985. Playing at the ceilidh were a number of notable Scottish folk musicians including Cliff Hanley, Billy Connolly, Robin Hall, Jimmy McGregor and Charlie Williamson. An image of this poster can be found in the 1973 Glasgow School Of Art prospectus on page 21.

This poster advertised a talk given by Scottish composer Martin Dalby. Dalby came to The Glasgow School Of Art on Thursday the 21st of February 1974 to discuss composing in the 1970s. The talk was held in The Mackintosh Lecture Theatre at The Glasgow School Of Art.

This poster advertised the work of graduating students from the embroidered and woven textiles department who were exhibiting as part of The Glasgow School Of Art degree show in 1994. The exhibition was held in the Newbery Gallery in the Newbery Tower at The Glasgow School Of Art where the textiles department was based at that time. It was open from the 25th of June to the 1st July 1994.

This poster advertised a talk given by the mountaineer Con Higgins about his experiences at The Glasgow School Of Art. Higgins is known for tackling difficult climbs and was recognised as one of the first people to climb the 'Albatross' side of Ben Nevis in 1978.

This poster advertised a lecture given by the London based illustrator David Gentleman. It was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre on The Glasgow School Of Art campus and was a Gordon Huntly and Kit Grant Memorial Lecture.

Poster advertising a film screening of a Sergei Parajanov film 'Shadows of Forgotten Ancenstors' in the Bourdon Lecture Theatre on 23rd November 2013, 10:10am.

This poster advertised an exhibition which showcased the work of graduating postgraduate fine art students from 1988. Exhibitors included David Bowe, Jillian Campbell, Kathy Chambers, Kirstie Cohen, Matthew N. Dalziel, Mark Durden, Peter Finnemore, Steven Hurrel, Evelyn Jardine, Simon C. Laurie, Olivia Lloyd, Maree Meahan, Iona A. E. Montgomery, Ann Vance, Alison Watt and Eveleen Wright. The exhibition was held in the Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School Of Art from the 18th to the 23rd of June 1988. The poster was designed at the school and features a photograph of the exhibitors sitting on top of The Glasgow School Of Art's Bourdon Building which was taken by Stanley C. Shepherd.

Poster for screening of film 'Mystery Train' by the Film Club at the Barnes Lecture Theatre. Screening date is Thursday 12 Apr, year unknown but believed to be from the 1990s to the 2010s.

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".

Poster for exhibition 'Christopher Pratt silkscreen prints 1960 to 1982', Glasgow Print Studio Gallery, Glasgow, 15 Nov 1983-08 Dec 1983. The exhibition toured a number of venues, namely Rome, Glasgow, Billingham, Berkshire, Dublin and Vienna between 1983 and 1985. The year is not given on the poster but is understood to be 1983 from the sources below.

Sources: https://www.exhibits.therooms.ca/ic_sites/pratt/life/timeline.htm; https://gsaarchives.net/collections/index.php/dc-030-1-3

Poster for exhibition 'Seven Poets, Paintings and drawings by Alexander Moffat', Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, 14 Aug 1981-27 Sept 1981.

Poster for exhibition 'La Comunita Cristiana Fiorentina e Toscana nella Dialettica Religiosa del Cinquecento' (The Florentine and Tuscan Christian Community in the Religious Dialectic of the Sixteenth Century) in Florence, Italy, 15 Mar 1980-15 Jun 1980.

Poster for exhibition 'David Donaldson The Queen's Painter in Scotland', The Mall Galleries, London. The exhibition dates are 01 May-14 May, year unknown but believed to be late 20th century.

Poster for 'Glasgow Cultural Capital of Europe 1990'. Artwork featured is 'Glasgow Getting Its Act Together', annotated with the artist's name Joseph Dowie.