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Fabric poster - Circus

Screen-printed poster on fabric with four Alsatian dogs and the text ' Circus. Act 9. The curtains open to reveal the painted backdrop of the interior of a church. At the front of the stage, facing the auditorium and illuminated from below by the footlights, is an Alsatian dog that snarls, growls and barks incessantly for five minutes, then the curtains close'.

Ian Breakwell

Fabric poster - fashion show

Screen-printed poster on fabric advertising a fashion show, with the text 'Design a set for fashion show. (Mac. Lec.) Prize £15. Designs for 14 Feb Textiles.'

Cosgrove, James

Fabric poster - Gerry Taylor lecture

Screen-printed poster on fabric with an advert for a lecture by Gerry Taylor headlined 'Memphis, Milano'. Text reads 'Gerry Taylor, GSA 1978, currently with Scottsass Associati and Memphis. Milan. Mackintosh Lecture Theatre Monday 16th May 2.15pm'.

Cosgrove, James

Fabric poster - Michael Vickers

Screen-printed poster on fabric with an advert for a lecture by Michael Vickers headlined 'Carry on caryatids'. Text reads 'First floor lecture theatre. Friday 2.30pm Bourdon Building'.

Cosgrove, James

Fabric poster - Zandra Rhodes

Screen-printed poster on fabric advertising a lecture by Zandra Rhodes on 6 May 1981 in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre.

Portrait of Zandra Rhodes and includes the headline text 'You can take the stigma out of punk but safety pins stay - ok?'.

Cosgrove, James

Guardian

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

Cosgrove, James

Headsquare design

Hand-painted design for screen-printed headsquare. Bordered, it depicts two figures with two comets. Pink, orange and grey on a cream background. Unrelated screen printed design on reverse.

Cosgrove, James

Line Drawings/ Landscape/ Brooches

Further title, 'Odds and Ends'. Sketches, printed and annotated poems, and stories. Designs of Landscape Brooches. Notes at the back of sketchbook regarding the history of the House for an Art Lover.

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

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

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

Morvich 1976

Sketchbook including illustrations of landscapes and abstract landscapes, mostly from Morvich and Rothesay. Including printouts from jimmycosgrove.files.wordpress.com from 2016.

Cosgrove, James

Mural design

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

Cosgrove, James

Mural designs

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

Cosgrove, James

Notebook 1990s/2006

Contains sketches, notes and stories, including writing on airports. Some pages headed 'Las Fallas, Valencia, March 2005' and 'Route 66'. Includes sketches for a landscape series.

Cosgrove, James

Painting

Painting including the head and torso of a figure, a seated dog, and two birds. "3" written on reverse.

Cosgrove, James

Painting

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

Cosgrove, James

Painting

Painting including three figures. "4" written on the reverse.

Cosgrove, James

Painting

Painting including 5 figures, boats and animals. "5" written on the reverse.

Cosgrove, James

Painting

Painting including 4 standing figures, an aeroplane, and a dog. "2" written on the reverse.

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

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

Paris 2008

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

Cosgrove, James

Paris and Wester Ross

Sketchbook started in Paris, includes sketches of 'One Minute Sculptures' by Erwin Wurm. Also, landscape sketches of Wester Ross.

Cosgrove, James

Pencil drawing

Colour drawing of bust portrait of figure wearing feathers and bird skeleton, on grid background.

Cosgrove, James

Pencil drawing

Colour drawing of acrobatic scene. Seven figures depicted performing various acrobatic and circus related activities, including unicycling, dancing and acrobatics.

Cosgrove, James

Pencil drawing

Colour drawing of bust of a woman and a pair of hands, on a grid background. Signed "Cosgrove '77" bottom right.

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

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 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

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