- GSAA/EPH/10/289C
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- 2012
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
One of three posters for the Big Screen Film Festival at Glasgow School of Art in June 2012.
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Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
One of three posters for the Big Screen Film Festival at Glasgow School of Art in June 2012.
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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 an exhibition by Adrian Wiszniewski at the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for an exhibition by Adrian Wiszniewski at the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 08 Dec 1990-03 Feb 1991.
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Poster for a lecture by Marina Von Salem on the Die Brücke movement
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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".
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Poster for a lecture by John Wright
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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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 for a lecture by Bob Godfrey
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for a lecture by Rayner Banham
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised a lecture given by architecture critic Rayner Banham which was held in the Haldane Building on the 21st of February 1962. Banham was also a prolific writer and is best known for his theoretical treatise 'Theory and Design in the First Machine Age' (1960) and for his book 'Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies' (1971). The poster states "Come on babey, do the mega structure" which is a pun on the 1962 pop song 'Loco-Motion' by Eva Boyd.
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Poster for an exhibition of work by Ralph Steadman
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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'.
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Poster for a poetry and jazz event
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for a lecture by Bob Godfrey
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised a lecture given by illustrator and animator Bob Godfrey, as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series. Godfrey is known for his cartoons such as Roobarb, Noah and Nelly and Henry's Cat. The lecture was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre at The Glasgow School Of Art and was open to the public. The poster was designed by Mick Manning and Jimmy Murray Illustration/ Graphic Design. It was printed at M&M Press Ltd.
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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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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 an exhibition of work by John O'Connor
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised an exhibition of work by John O'Connor which was held in The Glasgow School Of Art's Mackintosh Museum. O'Connor lectured in the graphic design department at The Glasgow School Of Art briefly between 1978 and 1979. The exhibition included work in a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, wood engraving, graphics and illustration. The poster also details that The National Book League exhibition of Book Design and Production was running concurrently with the O'Connor exhibition in the Mackintosh Library.
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Poster for an exhibition of work by postgraduate students
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art fashion show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised a fashion show which was held in The Glasgow School Of Art's Assembly Hall. Each show was held at 7.30pm and tickets were priced at £2.50 with a £1 discount for concessions. Hely Hairdressers were responsible for styling the models' hair.
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Poster for an exhibition of drawings by first year students
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised an exhibition of drawings by first year students at The Glasgow School Of Art.
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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 The Glasgow School Of Art activities week
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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 Fergusson hairdressers were responsible for styling the models' hair and the set was designed by the Royal Scottish Academy Of Music And Drama.
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art activities week
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for a textiles exhibition entitled 'New Textiles'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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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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Poster for an exhibition of paintings by Jock MacInnes
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised an exhibition of paintings by Jock MacInnes, a graduate of The Glasgow School Of Art. The exhibition was held in the Mackintosh Museum in The Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Building from the 27th of October to the 7th of November 1975.
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Poster for a Charles Rennie Mackintosh exhibition in Japan
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This Japanese poster advertised a Charles Rennie Mackintosh exhibition. It was designed by graphic designer Ikko Tanaka in 1979 for Gurafiku: Japanese Graphic Design. The poster uses a pink and navy font on a white background, with an image of a Mackintosh chair.
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Poster for a Charles Rennie Mackintosh exhibition in Helsinki
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for the embroidered and woven textiles degree show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised the work of graduating embroidered and woven textiles students which was showcased in The Glasgow School Of Art degree show from the 14th to the 19th of June 1985. It was held in the Newbery Tower which housed the design departments within The Glasgow School Of Art before it was later replaced by the Reid Building.
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Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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
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Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
A poster advertising the Open Day in 2011, featuring an image of an elephant.
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Poster advertising a film screening of 'Mirror'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster advertising a film screening of an Andrei Torkovsky film 'Mirror' in the Bourdon Lecture Theatre on Wednesday 12th March, 1:30pm.
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Poster for a performance by George Melly and The John Chilton's Feetwarmers
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for exhibition 'Robert Paul - Recent Original Prints', Edinburgh
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for exhibition 'Robert Paul - Recent Original Prints', Printmakers Workshop, Edinburgh, 14 Jan 1984-04 Feb 1984.
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Poster for exhibition 'Ann Beaty. D.A.' on the theme of gardens, Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for 'Glasgow Group, 29[th] Annual Exhibition: Paintings - Print - Sculpture', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for 'Glasgow Group, 29[th] Annual Exhibition: Paintings - Print - Sculpture', McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, 09 Jun 1986-21 Jun 1986. Artwork featured is 'Song of the Black Mirror' by Brian Kelly.
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Poster for show 'Irony in Dorking' by Smith and Goody, Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for show 'Irony in Dorking' by Smith and Goody, Third Eye Centre, Glasgow. The dates of the show were 26 Apr-27 Apr, no year is given but it is believed to be either 1979 or 1984.
Source: http://first-night-records.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=189
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Poster for exhibition 'Robert Paul Lithographs', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for exhibition 'Robert Paul Lithographs', Corners Gallery, Glasgow, 01 Jun 1985-29 Jun 1985. Artwork featured is 'Par Avion', 1984.
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Poster for 'LMS - The Firth of Clyde', for London Midland & Scottish Railway Company
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for exhibition 'Like a Shadow: Representations of Death, Dying and Disposal in Art', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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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 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 exhibition 'New Paintings - Adrian Wiszniewski', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for exhibition 'New Paintings - Adrian Wiszniewski', Compass Gallery, Glasgow, 07 Apr 1984-26 Apr 1984.
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Poster for exhibition 'Capeli Cymru - Welsh Chapels', Cardiff
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for exhibition 'Capeli Cymru - Welsh Chapels', Cathays Park, Cardiff, 08 Jun 1984-28 Aug 1984. The poster advertised a photographic exhibition by Anthony Jones. The text on the poster is given in both Welsh and English.
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Poster for exhibition 'Tapestries and Paintings: Linda and Derek Green', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for exhibition 'Tapestries and Paintings: Linda and Derek Green', Glasgow Arts Centre, Glasgow, 03 Nov 1984-24 Nov 1984.
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Poster for exhibition 'Lost at Sea: Roger Palmer', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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
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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 'Royal Scottish Academy Students Exhibition', Edinburgh
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for 'Royal Scottish Academy Students Exhibition', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 04 Mar 1995-15 Mar 1995.
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Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for a talk by Martin Dalby
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for the embroidered and woven textiles degree show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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Poster for a talk by Con Higgins
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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.
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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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