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Poster for an exhibition 'Scozia a Cassina Milano'

Poster for exhibition 'Scozia a Cassina Milano' by The Glasgow School of Art students held in Milan, Italy, 23 Mar 1984-06 Apr 1984. The exhibition included ceramics, embroidery and fabrics, design for furniture, furnishings and industrial products, silverware and jewellery, graphic art, illustration and printed fabrics.

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Poster for exhibition and performance by Still House Plants, Glasgow

Poster for exhibition and performance by Still House Plants, Glasgow as part of the Glasgow International Festival 2016. The exhibition and performance were held in a pavilion installation at the Kinning Park Complex, with the opening on 09 Apr 2016 and the matinee on 14 Apr 2016.

Source: https://thequietus.com/articles/28753-still-house-plants-fast-edit-review

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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art Cassina exhibition in Milan

This poster advertised an exhibtion which showcased the work of design students from The Glasgow School Of Art in the Cassina Gallery in Milan. The exhibition took place as a result of the connections between Cassina Design in Italy and The Glasgow School Of Art. The poster was designed by Gordon Huntly who was the head of graphic design at The Glasgow School Of Art at that time. It was printed in the Foulis Building on an offset lithography printing press. The information on the poster translates as: "Design from Glasgow School Of Art: Cassina in Milan, March 23rd to April 6th. Ceramics. Embroidery and fabrics. Design for furniture, furnishings and industrial products. Jewellery and Silverware. Art Graphics, Illustration. Printed Fabrics".

Huntly, Gordon F

Poster for a screening of 'Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia'

This poster advertised a screening of Sam Peckinpah's 1974 film 'Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia', and Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo's 1966 film 'It Happened Here'. The event was organised by The Glasgow School Of Art Film Society and was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre on The Glasgow School Of Art campus on the 3rd of May. The reverse of the poster is annotated with "Chris Webster Graphics 1979".

Webster, Chris

Poster for an exhibition entitled 'Design Work '85'

This poster advertised an exhibition of work by both past and present students from the School of Design and the Mackintosh School of Architecture at The Glasgow School Of Art. It features a quote from John Kenneth Galbraith who was a prominent economist during this period. He stated "It is on the artistic not less than on the engineering and scientific excellence that economic security and economic progress now depend," The exhibition was held between Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and the Mackintosh Museum at The Glasgow School Of Art. It ran from the 9th of February to the 1st of March 1985.

Grant, Christopher

Poster for a graphic design summer show entitled 'It's Hot Stuff'

This poster advertised an exhibition of work done by students on the graphic design course at The Glasgow School Of Art. The exhibition ran from the 13th to the 19th of June. The illustration for the poster was done by Karen Watt whose work featured in this exhibition. A number of students and staff associated with the graphic design department at The Glasgow School Of Art are featured in her illustration. Karen stands in the centre of the poster eating an ice cream. Mary Asiedu can be seen central left sitting in a chair speaking to Brian Cairns. Head of department Mike Healey is measuring the typography in the sand and Tony Jones who was the director of The Glasgow School Of Art at this time is represented in the sun.

Watt, Karen

Poster for a lecture by Cedric Price

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 an exhibition of work by John Macfarlane

This poster advertised an exhibition of work by John Macfarlane who was a student at The Glasgow School Of Art before moving to Wales to work as a set and costume designer. The exhibition was held in the Bourdon building on The Glasgow School Of Art campus from the 5th to the 18th of December 1979. Interestingly, John Macfarlane's name has been misspelled on the poster where his surname has been spelled as 'McFarlane'.

Stewart, Robert

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 retirement party for William Drummond Bone

This poster advertised the retirement party of William Drummond Bone which was held in the Mackintosh Board Room on the 12th of January 1973. Bone was part of both The Royal Society of Arts and The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour and taught drawing and painting at The Glasgow School Of Art between 1934 and 1973. The poster was designed and printed by Robert Stewart who was a senior lecturer in design at this time.

Stewart, Robert

Section of a poster advertising a series of film screenings at The Glasgow School Of Art

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 film screening of avant-garde short films

This poster is part of a course project organised by the Visual Communications department. The brief for the project required students to design a poster for a particular film they had been assigned. In this example, student Annie Ricard Strauss has designed a poster advertisting a screening of avant-garde films, the poster has been created using screen printing techniques.

Straus, Annie Ricard

Poster for 'A Craft Exhibition of Patchwork Quilts by Alice Barnes', Glasgow

Poster for 'A Craft Exhibition of Patchwork Quilts by Alice Barnes', Third Eye Centre, Glasgow. The date of the exhibition is 18 Jan-17 Feb, no year is given on the poster but it is understood to be 1980 based on the sources below.

Sources: https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/40443/page/38; https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/40443/spread/38

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Poster for a lecture by Gus Wylie

This poster advertised a lecture given by the photographer Gus Wylie which was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre on the 12th of November 1986. Wylie is known for his monochrome photography work and has taught at both University of the Arts in London and Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

Stewart, Robert

Poster for a postgraduate fine art exhibition

This poster advertised an exhibition showcasing work by graduating postgraduate fine art students from The Glasgow School Of Art in 1990. The exhibition took place between the 23rd and the 29th of June and was held in the Mackintosh Building. It included work by Alexander Dempster, James Hamlyn, Rachael Harris, Peter McCaughey, Donna Rae, Craig Richardson, Julie Roberts, Andrew Sneddon, Edward Stewart and Catherine Whippey. The photograph on the poster was taken by John Shankie and shows the exhibiting students posing inside the elevator in the Mackintosh Building. The poster was designed at The Glasgow School Of Art and printed by David J. Clark Limited.

Shankie, John

Poster for a film screening of 'Century of the Self: Happiness Machines'

This poster is part of a course project organised by the Visual Communications department. The brief for the project required students to design a poster for a particular film they had been assigned. In this example, student Grace Gallacher has designed a poster for the Adam Curtis documentary 'Century of the Self: Happiness Machines'. The poster has been created using screen printing techniques.

Gallacher, Grace

Poster for a Mackintosh exhibition in Darmstadt

The poster advertised an exhibition of work by the Scottish architect, artist and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The show was held in the German town of Darmstadt, known for its Art Nouveau architecture and design. The show was held in the Hesse State Museum and was open from the 27th of February to 4th of May 1969. The poster is a graphic design by Fritz Fischer.

Fischer, Fritz

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