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Windsor chair for the Library, Glasgow School of Art

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. Designed for the Library at Glasgow School of Art. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010). A more elegant version of the windsor chairs designed for the Dutch Kitchen at Argyle Street (Billcliffe 1906.49). These chairs proved much too delicate for their original purpose; only eight of approximately forty have survived, and all of these have had to be reinforced. They were replaced in the GSA Library c1950 by the much sturdier chairs originally designed for the Ingram Street Tea Rooms, MC/F/67. The Ingram Street Tea Rooms were purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1951 for £25,000 and were then rented out as various shops and warehouses.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Low-backed armchair for Board Room, Glasgow School of Art

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010).
Designed for the (new) Board Room, Glasgow School of Art. A more elaborate version of the chairs designed for the original Board Room in 1899 (MC/F/18).

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Armchair for Glasgow School of Art

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014.

Designed for original board room at Glasgow School of Art. The chairs were designed for the original Board Room in the East wing (now the Mackintosh Room). The Governors never used this room for meetings and it was initially used as a studio while space was short in the half-finished building. When the new Board Room was built in the second phase of the building, Mackintosh designed a more elaborate version of this chair for it, MC/F/61. Six chairs reupholstered in brown horsehair 1985, very similar to the original fabric found on one of the chairs. Two remaining chairs reupholstered in 1986. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010).

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Poster for an exhibition of Jewellery and Silversmithing work shown in New York

This poster advertises an exhibition of work done by the Jewellery and Silversmithing department at The Glasgow School of Art. The exhibition was held in the Aaron Faber Gallery in New York City and ran from the 8th of September to the 1st of October 1994. It was organised with the help of the Taffners, a family based in New York who donated money to The Glasgow School Of Art for a number of years.

Murray, Jimmy

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 the Master of Design degree show entitled 'Formal Facts: Form Follows Function'

This poster advertised The Glasgow School Of Art Master of Design degree show in 1985. The exhibition ran from the 7th to the 13th of December and was held in the Mackintosh Building on The Glasgow School Of Art campus. Exhibitors included Willie Aitken, Janice Kirkpatrick, Adele Patrick, Heather McMurchie, Gary Morgan and Iain Roberts. Janice Kirkpatrick went on to found Glasgow based design consultancy Graven Images.

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Poster for a debate entitled 'Art School Creates No Prospects'

This poster advertised a debate which dealt with the positive and negative aspects of studying at The Glasgow School Of Art which was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre on the 8th of December 1976. Speaking for the school in the debate included Roger Hoare, Mike Roschlau, Tom Lyden and Vladimir Soukoup. Speaking against were Dugald Cameron, Julian Gibb, Colin McNaught and Jim Cathcart. Harry J. Barnes was the chairperson. The poster states: "The Motion: This house believes that this art school creates no prospects, no jobs, no firm conclusions, no hopes, few aspirations, little money, nothing but nostalgia..." The poster was printed by Bob Stewart who was a senior lecturer in design at The Glasgow School Of Art at this time.

Stewart, Robert

Poster for a lecture 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, a role which he held 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 advertising Activities Week

This poster advertised various events happening during The Glasgow School Of Art's activities week in 1971. The poster details a number of film screenings and talks which took place in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre. Other events included visits to the National Engineering Laboratory in East Kilbride and to an exhibition of prints by the London based printmaking organisation Editions Alecto. There was also an exhibition of work by John McInnes which was held in the Mackintosh Museum.

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Poster for GSA Fashion Show

This is a poster for the 3rd year Textiles Fashion Show held at 7pm and 9pm each night from 8th-9th Mar 2011 . The event was accompanied by a boutique and secret postcard sale with an aftershow party held at the Buff Club. The event was sponsored by Mandors Fabric Store, Buchanan Galleries shopping centre, PRI and Mash amplification. One of the themes of this year's fashion show was the Newbery Tower, which was due for demolition during the School's summer vacation in 2011. The Archives also hold digital images of the secret postcard sale, which involved the selling of postcards created by past and present students on the theme of the Newbery Tower.

Asiedu, Mary

Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art activities week

This item forms part of a large scale poster advertising The Glasgow School Of Art's 1986 activities week. This portion of the poster advertises a fashion show which was held in the school's Assembly Hall from the 10th to the 15th of March. Tickets were priced at £2.50 with a £1 discount for concessions. Taylor Fegusson hairdressers were responsible for styling the model's hair and the set was designed by the Royal Scottish Academy Of Music And Drama.

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Poster for a film screening of 'Kapurush'

This poster is part of a course project organised by the Visual Communications department. The brief for the project required students to design a poster for a particular film they had been assigned. In this example, student Essi Kimpanyaki has designed a poster for the film 'Kapurush'. To create the poster Kimpanyaki has used screen printmaking techniques.

Kimpanyaki, Essi

Poster for an exhibition entitled 'Contemporary Visions'

This poster advertised an exhibition showcasing work made by seven international architects who were asked to produce work inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The poster conveys how "seven of the world's leading architects have made installations in the Glasgow School of Art. They are personal homages to Charles Rennie Mackintosh and a mark of his international significance today." The poster was designed by Blue Peach, Glasgow. The show, held in the Mackintosh Museum on the Glasgow School of Art's campus featured the work of: - Filippo Alison (Naples) - Edward Cullinan (London) - Aldo Van Eyck (Amsterdam) - Hans Hollein (Vienna) - Arata Isozaki (Tokyo) - Lean Krier (Luxembourg) - Stanley Tigerman (Chicago)

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Poster for an exhibition 'Scozia a Cassina Milano'

Poster for exhibition 'Scozia a Cassina Milano' by The Glasgow School of Art students held in Milan, Italy, 23 Mar 1984-06 Apr 1984. The exhibition included ceramics, embroidery and fabrics, design for furniture, furnishings and industrial products, silverware and jewellery, graphic art, illustration and printed fabrics.

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Low-backed armchair for the Director's Room, Glasgow School of Art

Designed for the Director's Room, Glasgow School of Art. Twelve chairs were made in 1904 for the GSA, but William Davidson acquired a further two, with six of MC/F/58 for use as dining chairs in the hall at Windyhill. Twelve chairs reupholstered in brown horsehair 1984. One chair on loan from Glasgow University, returned 1984. These items were assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010).

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Illuminated manuscript page

Illuminated manuscript page mounted on paper. Written in upper right corner is 'D. Doddrell No. 101'. Lower right corner has a The Glasgow School of Art student work tag which dates the piece to 1914-15, and ascribes the work to Dorothy Doddrell. Annotation beneath the mounted calligraphy states that it is copied from an old vellum.

Originally located in folder (DC 094/1/2/1).

Doddrell, Dorothy Maria F

Illuminated initial sample

Sample of an illuminated initial. The Glasgow School of Art tag in the lower right corner dates the work to the academic session 1915-16, and the artist as Dorothy Doddrell.

Doddrell, Dorothy Maria F

Poster for a photography exhibition at the Victoria Cafe

This poster advertised an exhibition of photography held in the Victoria Cafe from the 9th to the 20th of October 1978. Exhibiting in this show were a number of artists including: Elizabeth Urquhart, Ray McKenzie, Douglas Bryce, Chris Webster, Denis Crossan and Jack Fordy. The Victoria Cafe, where the show was held, was part of the original student union across from the Mackintosh building on GSA campus. The name "Douglas R. Bryce Graphics '78" is handwritten on the back of the poster.

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Poster for The Glasgow School of Art's 'Exhibition Of Embroidery And Weaving'

This poster promoted an exhibition in London showcasing embroidery and weaving work from The Glasgow School of Art. The exhibition was held in the Embroiders Guild on 73 Wimpole Street London, with a private view "tea party" for the event held on Sunday the 4th November 1979. The exhibition itself was open from the 5th to the 29th of November 1979.

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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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