Preliminary sketch for Glasgow School of Art exhibit, Glasgow Exhibition 1911
- NMC/1317
- Item
- 1911
Annotated by artist.
Miller, Archibald E Haswell
Preliminary sketch for Glasgow School of Art exhibit, Glasgow Exhibition 1911
Annotated by artist.
Miller, Archibald E Haswell
GSA Diploma Awarded for Drawing and Painting
GSA Diploma certificate awarded to Isabel Stewart for Drawing and Painting and featuring various figures including St Mungo.
Mainds, Allan Douglass
GSA Diploma Copper Etching Plate
Copper etching plate for Glasgow School of Art diploma.
Mainds, Allan Douglass
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay produced during her first year at The Glasgow School of Art, around 1914-1915. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, children's illustrations, lettering, costume designs, studies of ceramic samples, floral patterns, a list of reference books about art and design, and a Little Willie rhyme. Most artworks are in pencil, while some are in ink or paint on paper. Some illustrations have been pasted in from other sources. A number of loose ephemera items are also included in the sketchbook, including postage stamps and a newspaper advert for paint tubes.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
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
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay produced during her first year at The Glasgow School of Art, around 1914-1915. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, children's illustrations, lettering, costume designs, studies of ceramic samples, floral patterns, a list of reference books about art and design, and a Little Willie rhyme. Most artworks are in pencil, while some are in ink or paint on paper. Some illustrations have been pasted in from other sources. A number of loose ephemera items are also included in the sketchbook, including postage stamps and a newspaper advert for paint tubes.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay produced during her first year at The Glasgow School of Art, around 1914-1915. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, children's illustrations, lettering, costume designs, studies of ceramic samples, floral patterns, a list of reference books about art and design, and a Little Willie rhyme. Most artworks are in pencil, while some are in ink or paint on paper. Some illustrations have been pasted in from other sources. A number of loose ephemera items are also included in the sketchbook, including postage stamps and a newspaper advert for paint tubes.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay believed to have been produced during her second year at The Glasgow School of Art, around 1915-1916. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, children's illustrations, floral patterns, religious illustrations, and sketches of her lessons. It also includes transcriptions from two poems, Christina Rossetti's 'Goblin Market', and William Cowper's 'The Task', alongside notes listing reference books about art and design.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay believed to have been produced during her second year at The Glasgow School of Art, around 1915-1916. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, children's illustrations, floral patterns, religious illustrations, and sketches of her lessons. It also includes transcriptions from two poems, Christina Rossetti's 'Goblin Market', and William Cowper's 'The Task', alongside notes listing reference books about art and design.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
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
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay believed to have been produced during her second year at The Glasgow School of Art, around 1915-1916. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, children's illustrations, floral patterns, religious illustrations, and sketches of her lessons. It also includes transcriptions from two poems, Christina Rossetti's 'Goblin Market', and William Cowper's 'The Task', alongside notes listing reference books about art and design.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay produced between 1916-1917 during her second year at The Glasgow School of Art. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, interior illustration, lettering design for A Midsummer Night's Dream, religious illustrations, book cover designs for The Language of Flowers, sketches of ceramics, and a list of reference books about art and design. These artworks are primarily in pencil, with some using ink and paint. Four pages from this sketchbook are loose from the spine.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay produced between 1916-1917 during her second year at The Glasgow School of Art. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, interior illustration, lettering design for A Midsummer Night's Dream, religious illustrations, book cover designs for The Language of Flowers, sketches of ceramics, and a list of reference books about art and design. These artworks are primarily in pencil, with some using ink and paint. Four pages from this sketchbook are loose from the spine.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay produced between 1916-1917 during her second year at The Glasgow School of Art. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, interior illustration, lettering design for A Midsummer Night's Dream, religious illustrations, book cover designs for The Language of Flowers, sketches of ceramics, and a list of reference books about art and design. These artworks are primarily in pencil, with some using ink and paint. Four pages from this sketchbook are loose from the spine.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay. This item does not include an official date, but is presumed to be from 1918, when Ramsay was still at The Glasgow School of Art, due to dates included in some illustrations. This sketchbook includes floral illustrations, religious illustrations, greeting card designs, portraits and life drawings, and some notes.
There is one loose drawing included in this sketchbook. Most artworks are in pencil, with a few additional pieces in ink or paint on paper.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay. This item does not include an official date, but is presumed to be from 1918, when Ramsay was still at The Glasgow School of Art, due to dates included in some illustrations. This sketchbook includes floral illustrations, religious illustrations, greeting card designs, portraits and life drawings, and some notes.
There is one loose drawing included in this sketchbook. Most artworks are in pencil, with a few additional pieces in ink or paint on paper.
Ramsay, Mary
Poster for a performance of 'Le Dieu Nusku' and 'Narcissius'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised two dramatic performances of 'Le Dieu Nusku' and 'Narcissius' which were produced by Miss Dorothy Carleton Smyth and performed by students at The Glasgow School Of Art. The performances were in aid of raising funds for a war memorial to honour students and staff who served or were killed in action in World War One. The memorial was eventually commisioned in 1925 and was designed by former student Dorothy Doddrell. The image on the poster is a stone lithograph drawing by Maurice Greiffenhagen who was a tutor at The Glasgow School Of Art from 1906 until 1926. The reverse of the poster is annotated with the words "See Box".
Greiffenhagen, Maurice
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Print of the illuminated heading for the Roll of Honour of The Glasgow School of Art. Annotation on the reverse attributes the design and execution to Dorothy Doddrell.
Doddrell, Dorothy Maria F
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Print of the illuminated heading for the Roll of Honour of The Glasgow School of Art. Annotation on the reverse attributes the design and execution to Dorothy Doddrell.
Doddrell, Dorothy Maria F
Print of the First World War Roll of Honour of The Glasgow School of Art
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Print of three images which comprise the First World War Roll of Honour of The Glasgow School of Art, designed and executed by Dorothy Doddrell.
Doddrell, Dorothy Maria F
Printed page of images featuring embroidery and calligraphy work
Print on photographic paper containing two images of student work. Left: close-up of sample of embroidered cloth depicting a woman bent to water a plant in blue, green and cream thread, bordered with various decorative marks, shapes and images in multicolour. ‘1932’ and ‘JEAN WILSON’ are embroidered above and below the image in lilac thread. Right: image of a page of illuminated poetry (by Janet Begbie) hand-written in black ink and bordered by coloured ink illustrations relating to the poem’s themes of adventure, youth and travel at sea, in blue, green and red, as well as a decorative border in gold, blue, red and black.
Wilson, Jeanne
Printed page of photographs featuring female students
Printed page featuring three scanned black and white photographs. Top left depicts five women, likely GSA students, posed and smiling on a set of stairs; top right depicts two women wearing artists smocks stood next to a plaster bust; bottom right depicts fifteen women, likely students, and one man, likely their teacher, posed on the same stairs. The page is captioned ‘Diploma June 12th 1934 in Design & Decorative Art GSC’.
Wilson, Jeanne
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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Poster for 'Exhibition of Crafts', Edinburgh
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for 'Exhibition of Crafts', Scottish Craft Centre, Acheson House, Edinburgh, 08 Jul 1953-22 Jul 1953. The exhibition featured the work of students of Aberdeen School of Art, Dundee College of Art, Edinburgh College of Art and Glasgow School of Art.
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A brief history of The Glasgow School of Art, listing directors and departments of the School.
This piece was entered by the artist into a summer competition for students. It was then chosen by Director DP Bliss to be framed and displayed in the entrance hall of the Mackintosh Building. It was removed following redecoration of the entrance hall in 2006-2010.
McInnes, Allan
Glasgow School of Art fashion show 1955 programme (Version 1)
Part of Papers and Textiles of Veronica Matthew, student at The Glasgow School of Art, 1950s
MacGowan, Robert
Glasgow Institute of Architects dance programme
Roman-themed design, listing 26 types of dance.
Ferguson, Hugh C S
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 Glasgow School of Art Fashion Show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Fashion Show poster (in aid of War on Want) for March 1963
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Poster for a lecture by Ian Breakwell entitled 'Continuous Diary'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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 performance of 'Alice In Wonderland' at The Glasgow School Of Art
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised an experimental dramatisation and adaptation of Alice In Wonderland written by Malcolm Lochhead and Joan Palmer. Performances were held in The Glasgow School Of Art's lecture theatre and ran from the 11th to the 15th of March 1968. Tickets were priced at £6 with a discounted price of £3 for concessions.
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Poster for staff and student event entitled 'A Brew Up For Bob Mitchell In The Staff Lounge'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised an event held in the staff lounge at The Glasgow School Of Art in honour of maintenance staff member Bob Mitchell. The poster features a caricature of Bob Mitchell illustrated by Danny Ferguson who was a lecturer at The Glasgow School Of Art. Although his main duty was maintaining the school's boiler system, Mitchell was also a reliable handy man. He is credited for constructing huge billboards which were errected in front of The Glasgow School Of Art's Newbery Tower to advertise events happening during Activities Week. These various talks and events were advertised on large scale posters, many of which can now be found in The Glasgow School Of Art's poster collection.
Ferguson, Danny
Poster for a lecture by Cedric Price
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised a lecture given by architect, teacher and writer Cedric Price. Price was known for his eccentric architectural designs that were perceived as both socially enabling and playful. The lecture was held in the Haldane Building at The Glasgow School Of Art on the 10th of February.
Stewart, Robert
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 lecture by David Hockney
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised a lecture by the artist David Hockney that was held on the 24th of February in the Haldane Building as part of The Glasgow School Of Art's annual Activities Week. A number of diverse events including lectures, concerts and shows took place during activities week each year and would be advertised on huge billboards on Renfrew Street. An image of this poster can be found in The Glasgow School Of Art prospectus for 1972/73 on page 19.
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Poster for the 10th anniversary exhibition of Editions Alecto
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised a 10th anniversary exhibition of the work of printmaking organisation Editions Alecto, who specialise in printing original editions of artists work. The event took place in The Glasgow School Of Art's Mackintosh Museum as part of The Glasgow School Of Art's annual activities week. During this week, posters advertising events were designed by staff and students and were displayed on large billboards on Renfrew Street. Many of these posters can now be found in The Glasgow School Of Art's poster collection. An image of this particular poster can be found in the school's 1972/73 prospectus catalogue on page 19.
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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 top 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. 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.
*Not available / given
Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art activities week
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This item is the bottom 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.
*Not available / given
Poster advertising Activities Week
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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 The Glasgow School Of Art activities week
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This item is one of nine sections 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.
*Not available / given
Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art activities week
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This item is part of the centre 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.
*Not available / given
Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art activities week
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This item is the top centre 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.
*Not available / given
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 right 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.
*Not available / given
Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art activities week
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This item is the bottom centre 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.
*Not available / given