- DC 073/1/54
- Item
- [c1990s]
Part of Papers of Conrad McKenna, student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Wood engraving by Rosalind Bliss of a partridge on a potted plant in Winter. Message inside and on back.
Bliss, Rosalind
Part of Papers of Conrad McKenna, student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Wood engraving by Rosalind Bliss of a partridge on a potted plant in Winter. Message inside and on back.
Bliss, Rosalind
Poster for an exhibition of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's work in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Part of Papers of Conrad McKenna, student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Wood engraving by Rosalind Bliss of a turkey. Message inside.
Bliss, Rosalind
Poster for Charles Rennie Macintosh exhibition entitled '20 chairs - 100 years'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster features a grey Mackintosh portrait focusing on his moustache, grey and orange in colour. Also features line drawings of Mackintosh chairs. The exhibition of twenty Mackintosh chairs from the Glasgow School of Art's collection formed part of the opening celebrations at Norway’s newest cultural attraction, the Jugenstilsenteret (Art Nouveau Centre), in Ålesund, from the 6th June to 12th Oct 2003. Similar to Glasgow, this city is one of the founding partners of the EU-funded Réseau Art Nouveau Network. The School’s contribution was hoped to inspire further cultural and artistic ties between the two countries.
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Poster for a Charles Rennie Mackintosh exhibition in Norway entitled '20 chairs - 100 years'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster features white images of twenty chairs with grey text to advertise an exhibition held in Jugendstilsenteret, Ålesund, Norway, from 6th June to the 12th Oct 2003. The exhibition of twenty Mackintosh chairs from the Glasgow School of Art's collection formed part of the opening celebrations at Norway’s newest cultural attraction, the Jugenstilsenteret (Art Nouveau Centre), in Ålesund. Similar to Glasgow, this city is one of the founding partners of the EU-funded Réseau Art Nouveau Network. The School’s contribution was hoped to inspire further cultural and artistic ties between the two countries.
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Poster for an exhibition entitled 'Another Island'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised an exhibition of photographic prints by photographer Andy Stark, who is currently the head of photography in the communication design department at The Glasgow School Of Art. The exhibition was held in the Podium Gallery in the Bourdon Building at The Glasgow School Of Art between the 6th and the 27th of October 2003. The poster was designed by Vanilla Design.
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art degree show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised The Glasgow School Of Art's annual degree show. The exhibition was held on The Glasgow School Of Art campus as well as in the Centre for Contemporary Arts and Tramway which are local arts centres. The 2003 degree show was sponsored by McGrigor Donald, Hoegaarden Beer, the MacFarlane Group and the Gordon Yuill Company. The image used in the poster is by Raul Ortega and the poster was designed by Inlapland.
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Poster for an exhibition entitled 'Vanitas'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised an exhibition of work by second year printmaking students from The Glasgow School Of Art. The exhibition was held in the Market Gallery on Duke Street in Glasgow and ran from the 1st to the 8th of March. It was sponsored by the Reidvale Housing Association.
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Unfinished study; head and arm.
Green, Jocelyn
Unfinished study; side view.
Green, Jocelyn
Poster for display 'Hypothesis: Forms of regeneration on the Clyde', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for display of final year projects from the Mackintosh School of Architecture 'Hypothesis: Forms of regeneration on the Clyde', Merchant City, Glasgow, 29 Nov 2002-01 Dec 2002. The display features the work of students Andres, Chow, Innes, Logan, Lugar-Mawson, Nowak, O'Hagan, Radhakrishnan, Shepherd, Teoh and Urquhart (only surnames given).
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Poster for an exhibition 'Smith/Stewart' at the Centro de Arte de Salamanca, Spain
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for an exhibition 'Smith/Stewart' at the Centro de Arte de Salamanca, Spain, 9 Oct 2002-10 Nov 2002. The exhibition was held in conjunction with The British Council and Salamanca 2002 Ciudad Europea de la Cultura (European City of Culture).
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Poster for a screening of graduate films entitled 'Show Reel'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for 'Please do not Bend'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for 'Please do not Bend', with signatures. June 2002.
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Poster for a screening of graduate films entitled 'Show Reel'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art degree show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised The Glasgow School Of Art's annual degree show which showcased the work of graduating students in 2002. Undergraduate students exhibited on campus while the Masters of Fine Art students exhibited at local arts centre Tramway. The exhibition ran from the 22nd to the 29th of June and had a number of sponsors including Ziper Beer, McGrigor Donald, Gordon Yuill and Company, BD-Tank and the Centre for Contemporary Arts.
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Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
'Please do not Bend' poster. June 2002. Identical poster to GSAA/EPH/10/328, but without added signatures.
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art degree show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised The Glasgow School Of Art's annual degree show which showcased the work of graduating students in 2001. Undergraduate students exhibited in the Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School Of Art while the Masters of Fine Art students exhibited in Tramway, a local arts centre. The degree show ran from the 23rd to the 30th of June 2001 and was sponsored by Beat 106 radio station.
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Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster appears to advertise a lecture and discussion by Dendler, Dendler and Dunlop which took place on Wednesday the 9th of December. The poster is annotated with ‘Sandy Prentice processed by Chuck Mitchell’.
Mitchell, Charles
Poster for screening of film 'Orlando', by Sally Potter
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for screening of film 'Orlando', by Sally Potter in the Bourdon Lecture Theatre. Screening date is 08 Mar, year unknown but believed to be late 20th century.
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Poster for exhibition 'Bruce McLean, works 1969-1999' (Version 2)
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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Poster for 'An Exhibition of Scottish Dress Design from 1759'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for 'An Exhibition of Scottish Dress Design from 1759' in the McLellan Galleries, Glasgow. Exhibition date is 03 Jun-03 Jul, year unknown but believed to be late 20th century.
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Section of a poster advertising a series of film screenings at The Glasgow School Of Art
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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 in CMYK inks using both drawn elements and half dot images.
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Poster for a lecture by Theodore Roszak
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
Mitchell, Charles
Poster for exhibition 'Glasgow Print Studio Prints', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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
Glasgow Print Studio
Poster advertising the Interior Design course at The Glasgow School Of Art (Version 2)
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Campbell, Alison
Poster for a lecture by Gerry Taylor (Version 1)
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for a lecture by Tom Cotter
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster advertising the Product Design course at The Glasgow School Of Art (Version 1)
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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Poster for a screening of The Great Ice Cream Robbery
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Unfortunately, there is no contextual information regarding this poster.
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Poster for exhibition 'James D. Robertson Paintings 1956-2000', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for exhibition 'James D. Robertson Paintings 1956-2000', The Glasgow School of Art, 22 Jul 2000-01 Sep 2000. The artwork featured is 'Inlet', 1980.
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Poster for the MA Design degree show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for issue 11 of the Mackintosh School of Architecture magazine (Version 2)
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for The Vic Bar opening times
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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."
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Floral block printing display case (Version 1)
Ship block printing display case
Wooden display case showing process of wood and linoleum block printing, featuring ship design. Loose paper GSA label once attached to back of case with writing "Design. B-Block Printing". Due to information in archival documentation, display case can be dated pre-1943. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014 and was conserved in 2018.
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Group of various figures, with Glasgow skyline beyond. Signed "O.R.S.".
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Poster for a lecture by Richard Smith
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
Poster for a lecture by Lily Greenham
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 screening of 'Daisies' - a film by Vera Chitilova
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster showing stylised map of Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Floral block printing display case (Version 2)
Poster for a talk by Lily Greenham
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 event 'Shock of the Bru', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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'.
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Poster for a lecture by Theodore Roszak
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for a lecture by Bruce Lacey
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for the printed textiles degree show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for an animation competition
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster is believed to advertise an animation competition at The Glasgow School Of Art entitled Feature Animated Documentary Films.
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Poster for an exhibition of work by Brian Kelly
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised an exhibition of prints by the artist Brian Kelly. The exhibition was held in the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh.
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