- DC 098/1/4
- Series
- c1910-1938
A variety of photographs featuring loose photographs of artworks and GSA students and staff.
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A variety of photographs featuring loose photographs of artworks and GSA students and staff.
The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection
Collection of items related to the Glasgow based firm J. Giusti & Co. which specialized in the production of plaster figures, mould making, statuary repair, and other plaster work. The collection is primarily composed of plaster busts and portraits, six moulds, and two medals. The casts and moulds are formed after a range of sculptural styles including ancient Greek and Roman, French Gothic, Italian Renaissance, and 19th century anatomical studies.
The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection highlights mould making and casting processes that were used to produce objects for retail and to repair existing plaster casts. Records from The Glasgow School of Art document purchases and repairs from J. Giusti & Co. from as early as 1890, and casts related to those in the collection were widely used as teaching and learning tools at the GSA through at least mid-20th century.
As most of the items in the collection were used in commercial casting processes, very few items have a plain white, white washed, or decoratively painted surface that are often observed in plaster cast collections. Many of the plaster casts and all of the plaster moulds are widely covered with uneven layers of shellac that appear yellow, red, or brown. Shellac was applied as a sealant and resist agent to prevent existing plaster elements from sticking to fresh plaster elements during the casting process.
In addition to the plaster casts and plaster moulds, several items provide further insights into the material processes employed by J. Giusti & Co. Two medals (likely bronze) showcase the company's involvement with mould making for metal casting, and a gelatine mould is a surviving example of a traditional process used to produce detailed casts in small quantities.
Proudfoot, Alexander
Includes three thumbnail double portraits.
Pringle, John Quinton
Includes three thumbnail double portraits.
Pringle, John Quinton
Memorial plaque with raised bust of Eugene Bourdon
Proudfoot, Alexander
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. Portrait of sailor.
Ewart, David Shanks
Detailed study of male model in life class.
Shanks, William Somerville
Papers of Archibald Haswell Miller
A variety of loose artworks, cover designs, correspondence, ephemera, and photographs completed by and belonging to Archibald Haswell Miller. The collections includes proofs for book covers and pamphlets, personal correspondence relating to his studies and subsequent career, different ephemera relating to Haswell Miller's student days and photographs of artworks and students and staff members of The Glasgow School of Art.
This collection also includes material relating to Georges-Marie Baltus (DC 098/2) , including photographs of his artworks and his Italian and European trips, and Francis H. Newbery (DC 098/3).
Miller, Archibald E Haswell
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. Portrait of the Glasgow photographer James Craig Annan, 1884-1945. Inscribed on frame: "James Craig Annan 1884-1945 by Francis H. Newbery, Director GSA, 1885-1917".
Newbery, Francis Henry
Portrait photograph of Francis H. Newbery
Portrait photograph of Francis Newbery as an elderly man. The cardboard displays an inscription.
Originally located within (Box 2 of 2).
Muspratt, Helen
Material related to Francis H. Newbery
A variety of items relating to Francis H. Newbery, including his application to become Head Master of The Glasgow School of Art, a photograph of a mural, and a portrait photograph.
Newbery, Francis Henry
Shannan, Archibald Macfarlane
Shannan, Archibald Macfarlane
Shannan, Archibald Macfarlane
Shannan, Archibald Macfarlane
Shannan, Archibald Macfarlane
Shannan, Archibald Macfarlane
Shannan, Archibald Macfarlane
Shannan, Archibald Macfarlane
Bronze portrait bust. Inscribed on plinth: Fra. H/ Newbery/ Director of the Glasgow School of Art/ 1885-1917.
Shannan, Archibald Macfarlane