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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This poster advertised an exhibition of drawings by first year students at The Glasgow School Of Art.

Unfortunately, there is no contextual information regarding this poster.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

A poster advertising the Open Day in 2011, featuring an image of an elephant.

Poster advertising a film screening of an Andrei Torkovsky film 'Mirror' in the Bourdon Lecture Theatre on Wednesday 12th March, 1:30pm.

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.

Poster for exhibition 'Robert Paul - Recent Original Prints', Printmakers Workshop, Edinburgh, 14 Jan 1984-04 Feb 1984.

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.

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.

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.

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Poster for exhibition 'Robert Paul Lithographs', Corners Gallery, Glasgow, 01 Jun 1985-29 Jun 1985. Artwork featured is 'Par Avion', 1984.

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.

Source: https://www.darnleyfineart.com/artists/wilkinson

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.

Poster for 'Please do not Bend', with signatures. June 2002.

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.

Poster for exhibition 'New Paintings - Adrian Wiszniewski', Compass Gallery, Glasgow, 07 Apr 1984-26 Apr 1984.

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.

Poster for exhibition 'Tapestries and Paintings: Linda and Derek Green', Glasgow Arts Centre, Glasgow, 03 Nov 1984-24 Nov 1984.

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

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.

Poster for 'Royal Scottish Academy Students Exhibition', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 04 Mar 1995-15 Mar 1995.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 the work of graduating furniture, interior and product design students as part of the 1984 degree show at The Glasgow School Of Art. The exhibition ran from the 15th to the 21st of June and was held in the Newbery Lounge in the Newbery Tower on The Glasgow School Of Art campus. The poster is illustrated with a drawing of the Newbery Lounge from the vantage point of the Mackintosh Building.

This poster advertised a lecture given by the London based illustrator David Gentleman. It was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre on The Glasgow School Of Art campus and was a Gordon Huntly and Kit Grant Memorial Lecture.

Japanese style paper stencil featuring flowers, probably used as a teaching resource.

Remnant length of heavy cotton upholstery fabric printed in bold geometric design in shades of orange, red, purple and brown. Deposited by Crissie White.

Black and white photographic print of Martin Kippenberger

This special edition consists of ten posters by Jonathan Monk, originally made for a touring exhibition "Again, A Time Machine", commissioned by Book Works and Eastside Projects. The posters were made according to instructions given to Book Works by the artist, and fly-posted in locations in Birmingham, Bristol, Berlin, New York and London.The edition includes: Ten posters, printed offset litho on blue back poster paper, 841 x 594 mm. A black and white photograph of Martin Kippenberger (detail from fly-posted poster, Berlin), signed and numbered by the artist, 203 x 152 mm. Text work, instructions by Jonathan Monk. Art-work and design by James Langdon; photography by Stuart Whipps (Birmingham, Bristol, London); Jonathan Monk (Berlin) and Roberto De Luna (New York). Published by Book Works in an edition of 45.

Information courtesy of Book Works: https://www.bookworks.org.uk/node/1745

Daniel Buren poster with blue and white vertical stripes pictured flyposted on a graffitied poster flyposted on a teal blue bordered poster, flyposted on grey brick then pictured on red brick wall background.

This special edition consists of ten posters by Jonathan Monk, originally made for a touring exhibition "Again, A Time Machine", commissioned by Book Works and Eastside Projects. The posters were made according to instructions given to Book Works by the artist, and fly-posted in locations in Birmingham, Bristol, Berlin, New York and London.The edition includes: Ten posters, printed offset litho on blue back poster paper, 841 x 594 mm. A black and white photograph of Martin Kippenberger (detail from fly-posted poster, Berlin), signed and numbered by the artist, 203 x 152 mm. Text work, instructions by Jonathan Monk. Art-work and design by James Langdon; photography by Stuart Whipps (Birmingham, Bristol, London); Jonathan Monk (Berlin) and Roberto De Luna (New York). Published by Book Works in an edition of 45.

Information courtesy of Book Works: https://www.bookworks.org.uk/node/1745

Vintage Pop Art in England poster flyposted on brown stone, London 2012

This special edition consists of ten posters by Jonathan Monk, originally made for a touring exhibition "Again, A Time Machine", commissioned by Book Works and Eastside Projects. The posters were made according to instructions given to Book Works by the artist, and fly-posted in locations in Birmingham, Bristol, Berlin, New York and London. The edition includes: Ten posters, printed offset litho on blue back poster paper, 841 x 594 mm. A black and white photograph of Martin Kippenberger (detail from fly-posted poster, Berlin), signed and numbered by the artist, 203 x 152 mm. Text work, instructions by Jonathan Monk. Art-work and design by James Langdon; photography by Stuart Whipps (Birmingham, Bristol, London); Jonathan Monk (Berlin) and Roberto De Luna (New York). Published by Book Works in an edition of 45.

Information courtesy of Book Works: https://www.bookworks.org.uk/node/1745

Greeting card sent to library staff, Christmas 1985.  Monochrome geometric skull design with four plastic enamel additions suggesting eyes.

Piece of experimental sandblasted glass made by the artist as a postgraduate student. This item was made as sample for possible commission for an architect in relation to a shop front for Leeds Building Society. The final piece was made with kiln-fired fused and lustred glass panels.

The image is one of a series based loosely on a setting sun behind a pyramidal island.

Typeset poster, lettering reads, 'Communication can be overbearing...'

'Indignation loosened Peter's tongue' (two male figures). Several of these illustrations appeared in 'Good Words' 1863.