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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

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 is believed to advertise a screening of James Scott's 1971 documentary The Great Ice Cream Robbery which was held in the Haldane Building on Friday the 5th of November. The documentary featured Claes Oldenberg and Rene Margritte and was part of International Art Films.

Unfortunately, there is no contextual information regarding this poster.

This poster advertised one of the masters of design end of year degree shows. The exhibition was held in the Mackintosh Building on The Glasgow School Of Art campus.

This poster advertised a Christmas dance arranged by the drawing and painting department, the title of which was "Meet the Mob". Tickets were priced at £3.50 and the evening included a big band and a buffet.

This poster advertised the opening times of The Glasgow School Of Art student union, which is often referred to as The Vic Bar. The bar continues to be a large part of The Glasgow School Of Art community with a number of club nights, concerts and exhibitions being held there. The poster reads: "In the beginning there was darkness, and much dryness of many throats. Until a voice from the void said let there be cheap drink and the sound of many feet bopping it out on the floor. It gave us seven weeks to accomplish this task. Out from the depths came the chosen ones who stripped and screwed until on the seventh week came!!! A place of greatness. The hip, the hop, the thee place to be THE VIC. Hours of boozing service 11am - 2.30pm, 5pm - 11pm, with a licence to kill at the weekends - till 2.00am."

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.

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.

Poster for 'A Scottish Arts Council Exhibition of the work of Jessie M King 1875-1949', at The Fine Art Society Limited, London 13 Dec 1971-14 Jan 1972

Poster for screening of 'Daisies', a film by Vera Chytilova at the Bourdon Lecture Theatre. Date of screening was 29 Oct, year unknown but believed to be late 20th century. Note that 'Chytilova' is spelt 'Chitilova' on the poster.

Poster of a stylised map of Glasgow, with prominent buildings highlighted. The edge of the map is decorated with crests, images of landmarks and images of people in period dress.

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.

Poster for event 'Shock of the Bru', Mac[kintosh] Lecture Theatre, Glasgow, 05 May. The year is not given but is believed to be late 20th century. The poster states 'Your prospects of becoming a teacher will be discussed by Marion Mitchell, Art Adviser, Strathclyde Regional Council'.

This poster advertised a lecture given by the American scholar Theodore Roszak on his book entitled 'The Making of a Counter Culture'. The text examines 1960s counterculture in North America and Europe and is credited as one of the first examples of the term counterculture. In this lecture held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre at The Glasgow School Of Art, Roszak discussed the theme of "Conscience and the Consciousness in Art". The word "Villa" is written on the reverse of the poster in pencil.

This poster advertised a lecture given by the eccentric sculptor and actor Bruce Lacey. Lacey has featured in a number of British films including the Beatles' film 'Help!'. He is also heavily associated with radio comedy programme The Goon Show.

This poster advertised the work of graduating printed textile students exhibiting as part of The Glasgow School Of Art's annual degree show. The exhibition was entitled '13 Printed Textile Designers' and was held in the second floor of the Assembly building between the 7th and 18th of June. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Textile conservation was completed in 2019.

This poster advertised an exhibition of work by the Scottish artist Eduardo Paolozzi. Paolozzi is known for his collage and sculptural works and he often made work in a public setting. This exhibition was held in the Newbery Foyer in the Newbery Tower at The Glasgow School Of Art.

This poster is believed to advertise an animation competition at The Glasgow School Of Art entitled Feature Animated Documentary Films.

This poster advertised an exhibition of prints by the artist Brian Kelly. The exhibition was held in the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh.

This poster advertised a lecture by illustrator and architect Louis Hellman. Hellman is known for his satirical illustrative drawings that comment on current architectural trends. The lecture was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre at The Glasgow School Of Art and was advertised as "an illustrated talk on architecture and cartoons".

This poster advertised the work of printmaking graduates in one of The Glasgow School Of Art's degree shows which took place in The Glasgow School Of Art's Mackintosh Building.

Poster for screening of film 'Cul de Sac' and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre', Mackintosh Lecture Theatre. Poster signed by Denis Crossan. The date of the screening is not given but is believed to be late 20th century.

Poster reading 'Art Nouveau Stock on Display in GSA Lending Library'. Poster designed by Ewan A Macdonald. The date of the poster is unknown but is thought to be late 20th century.

Poster advertising Honours Degree Courses in Art and Design, Architecture and Planning at The Glasgow School of Art.

This poster advertised a lecture by architect and illustrator Louis Hellman. Hellman is known for his satirical illustrations which comment on current architectural trends. The lecture was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre in the Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School Of Art. It was advertised as 'An illustrated talk on architecture and cartoons'.

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.

One third section of a poster advertising a series of films that were shown in The Mackintosh Lecture Theatre at The Glasgow School Of Art. Screening were documentaries about artists including Mackintosh, Rousseau, Klee, McLaren, Giacometti, Hamilton, Paolozzi, Jones, Kitaj, Bosch and Spencer as well as a film entitled 'A Short Vision'. This section screenprinted using four layers of CMYK inks.

Poster for screening of film 'Mon Oncle', by Jacques Tati in the Barnes Lecture Theatre. Screening date was 16 Jan, year unknown but believed to be late 20th century.

Poster for screening of film 'The End of Summer', by Yasujiro Ozu in the Bourdon Lecture Theatre. Screening date is unknown but believed to be late 20th century.

Poster for exhibition 'Prints and Painting', by Elspeth Lamb and Brian Kelly, in the Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie. Exhibition date is 25 Apr-16 May, year unknown but believed to be late 20th century.

Poster of a stylised map of Glasgow, with prominent buildings highlighted, accompanied by two quotes on Glasgow from authors Daniel Defoe and John Macky. The edge of the map is annotated with the names of prominent figures from Glasgow and activities and industries associated with Glasgow.

This poster features a large illustrated face in bold coloured inks. The poster is untitled and no additional information is given.

This poster advertises events happening on the Monday of one of The Glasgow School Of Art's annual activities weeks. Events included a film screening of Elia Kazan's 'On the Waterfront', as well as an Asian folk concert with music and dancing. There was also a Carol Kidd & Trio jazz concert.

This poster advertised events which took place on the Tuesday of one of The Glasgow School Of Art's annual activities weeks. Events on that day included a lecture by animator Jonathan Hodgson, jazz concerts performed by Ayrshire Jazz Band and Frank Pantrini Quintet, a screening of a film entitled 'Jazz in the Thirties' and a cabaret which was advertised as "Cabaret of a different kind".

This poster shows a photograph of a man in make up smoking a cigarette.

This poster advertised a lecture given by filmmaker Lutz Becker who is known for his political and art documentaries. He is also considered to be a contemporary of Derek Jarman. Becker is most famous for finding missing home videos of Adolf Hitler's girlfriend Eva Braun which give an insight into Hitler's personal life. This footage was edited by Becker and used in the World War II documentary series 'The World at War' in 1974.

This poster advertised a lecture given by the artist Johnny Ross which was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre at The Glasgow School Of Art. The poster was possibly designed by Jimmy Cosgrove who was the previous head of textiles at the school.

This poster advertised an exhibition of work by the Scottish cartoonist Bud Neill. Neill studied at The Glasgow School of Art and is known for his cartoon strips which featured in a number of Glasgow newspapers. His work often played on Glasgow humour, with notable characters such as Lobey Dosser and the Sheriff of Carlton Creek. The exhibition was held in the Newbery Lounge in the Newbery Tower at The Glasgow School Of Art. The exhibition title refers to Isaac Wolfson who was a Scottish business man and philanthropist known for his successful mail order service.

Poster advertising 'Charles Rennie Mackintosh & The Glasgow School', Bute Gardens, The University of Glasgow. Dates given are 27 Jan-20 Feb, year is not given but is believed to be late 20th century.

Poster for exhibition '4 after 5', Serendipity Gallery, Lundin Links, Fife. Poster features portraits of four artists drawn by each other, namely Kay McLean, Catriona McDonald, Clare Scullion and Alan Rogers. The date of the exhibition is given as 22 Mar-08 Apr, no year is given but it is believed to be late 20th century.

Poster for exhibition '6 Glasgow Photographers', Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh. The dates of the exhibition are 02 Nov-20 Nov, no year is given but it is believed to be late 20th century. Artists exhibited were Chris Webster, Denis Crossan, Douglas Bryce, Elizabeth Urquhart, Ray McKenzie and Jack Fordy. The artwork featured is a photograph by Chris Webster, 'N.Y.C.'.