- DC 120/1/5
- Item
- c1880s-1890s
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
An illustrative drawing of a roe deer fleeing from two dogs in the forest. Undated.
Meldrum, William
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Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
An illustrative drawing of a roe deer fleeing from two dogs in the forest. Undated.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
An undated landscape sketch depicting a town view as seen from the upland. A man stands to the left of several typical houses, with the distant church in the background.
Meldrum, William
Drawing of a stream in a village
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A small drawing featuring a stream under a bridge next to a house in a village. This work is not dated, but has some texts on the reverse, presumed to be Meldrum's diary.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A drawing featuring the landscape view of a mountain peak of Marsco near Glen Sligachan, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Includes annotations indicating the location of drawing, "Marsco, Glen Sligachan, Clach Glas, Bheinn," but has no dates.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A drawing of a village view from a small square, featuring possibly Tudor style houses and a distant castle beyond the houses. This work is not dated.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
An undated drawing of hands stacked over one another.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A small design sketch of leaves on a grid. Undated.
Meldrum, William
Drawing titled "Correspondence"
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
An illustrative drawing featuring a man seated at a desk receiving letters from three birds flying towards him. Annotated as "Correspondence," but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Drawing of a castle in the country
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A small landscape drawing featuring the outskirts of the countryside with a castle in the distance. This work is signed "W. M." and presumably dated "9.5," but with no exact year of creation.
Meldrum, William
Rough sketch for drawing of Marsco
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
An undated rough sketch, presumably for one of his drawings in the collection, "Drawing of Marsco (DC 120/1/11)."
Meldrum, William
Drawing of a woman hugging her knees
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A small drawing of a woman seated on the floor, hugging her knees, with her head down. This work features shading of the entire background using pencil. Undated.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A drawing of a nude woman lying down, twisting her upper body while supporting her weight with an elbow, with downcast eyes. This work features shading of the entire background using pencil. Undated.
Meldrum, William
Study of a woman in a twisting pose
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A drawing of a woman laying down in a twisting pose, while supporting her weight with an elbow and a hand. This work features shading of the entire background using pencil. Not dated.
Meldrum, William
Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A number of sketches and photographs of works by William Meldrum. This collection includes figure and illustrative drawings, unique pieces made of seaweed, and a series of monochrome photographs featuring landscape paintings. Most of the items are undated however the dates of creation are presumed to fall between the 1880s and 1920s. A set of typewritten paper by an unknown author dated after 1966, features a brief biography of Meldrum and descriptions of two drawings along with their custodial histories.
William Meldrum tended to work on depicting city views of Glasgow in the early 20th century and landscapes of diverse areas in Scotland. He created multiple pieces of black-and-white photographs on which his paintings have been printed; some of the photographs have identical versions.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A variety of artworks, including landscape drawings, designs and life sketches, unique paintings made of pressed seaweed, and one printed work. A few items have annotations, such as related locations to the works or some letters. None of them are dated, except for one piece of the seaweed work.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A small print featuring the scenery in front of the courtyard of a Scottish manse. Annotated as "The Manse, Kilmore" on the upper left side, but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A sketch of a landscape featuring a building with a tower peeking out beyond the trees. Undated.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A rough sketch of a nude woman sitting with one arm folded. Signed "W.M." but not dated. The paper has been stamped with the embossed letters, "E.S.K. (Examined South Kensington)," indicating the late 19th century art education system in the UK.
Meldrum, William
Sketch of a woman with drapery
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A rough sketch featuring a standing woman with drapery, viewed from the back. Signed "W.M." with pencil, but not dated. Embossed letters "E.S.K. (Examined South Kensington)" stamped on the sheet indicate the late 19th-century UK art education system.
Meldrum, William
Sketch of a woman in white draped dress
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A sketch depicting a reclining woman in a white draped dress resembling the classical Himation. Signed "W. Meldrum." and stamped with the embossed letters "E.S.K. (Examined South Kensington)" indicating the late 19th-century UK art education system.
Meldrum, William
Sketch of a man in ancient clothing
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A sketch depicting a draped classical Himation worn by a standing man. Signed "W.M." and stamped with the embossed letters "E.S.K. (Examined South Kensington)" indicating the late 19th-century UK art education system.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A sketch using pencil and white chalk and featuring a draped classical outfit, seemingly women's Chiton. The sheet has been Signed "W. Meldrum," stamped with "E.S.K. (Examined South Kensington)," and attached to backing paper.
Meldrum, William
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A series of black-and-white photographs of William Meldrum's watercolour landscape drawings, showing diverse views of Scotland. A few items have been signed "W. Meldrum" or dated 1920. Some photographs have two identical versions in this collection.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of the Cuillin Hills view painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the view of the Cuillin Hills on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Annotated "Loch Scavaig, The Cuillin Hills from the south" on the reverse, but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of Knoydart hill view painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting featuring the distant landscape of Knoydart viewed from the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Annotated "The Knoydart Hill from Skye" on the reverse, but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of the Eildon Hills view painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the landscape of the Eildon Hills in Melrose, viewed from Dryburgh, Scotland. Signed "W. Meldrum" on the backing paper, with the annotation "The Eildon Hills. From Dryburgh" on the reverse, but not dated. Presumed to be part of the same series as the identical photograph (DC 120/2/14).
Meldrum, William
Material related to Archibald Haswell Miller
A variety of designs, correspondence, ephemera and photographs related to Archibald Haswell Miller. A large amount of items are dated to his time as either a student or a lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art.
Miller, Archibald E Haswell
A variety of ephemera primarily dating to the days of Archibald Haswell Miller as a student at The Glasgow School of Art.
Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts
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
Photograph of Tollcross Park view painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A black-and-white photograph of a watercolour painting featuring a view from Tollcross Park in Glasgow. A distant building, assumed to be a church, is visible over the woodland scenery. Annotated "Tollcross Park Glasgow" on the reverse, but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of a stream view painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the stream in Clarkston, Scotland, as annotated "Placid Stream Clarkston" on the reverse. Signed "W. Meldrum," but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of a country house painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A monochrome photograph of a watercolour landscape painting depicting a house in the countryside. Signed "W. Meldrum," but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Papers of Francis H Newbery, Director of Glasgow School of Art, 1885-1918
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Includes:
Newbery, Francis Henry
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
Photograph of the Cuillin Hills landscape painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A monochrome photograph of a watercolour landscape painting featuring the Cuillin Hills viewed from Strathaird on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Annotated "The Cuillin Hills from Strathaird, Loch Bracadale" on the reverse, but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of a country house painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
An accompanying photograph of the watercolour landscape painting depicting the house in the country. Presumed to be part of the same series as the identical photograph (DC 120/2/10). Signed "W. Meldrum," but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of the Eildon Hills view painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the landscape of the Eildon Hills in Melrose, Scotland. Signed "W. Meldrum" on the backing paper, with the annotation "Views of the Eildon Hills, Abbotsford" on the reverse, but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of the river Tweed landscape painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting featuring the river Tweed in Melrose, Scotland. Annotated "The Tweed near Melrose" on the back side of the paper.
Meldrum, William
Accession of Papers related to Francis Newbery
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Later accessions of material relating to Francis Newbery. Material was not deposited as part of his working papers as Director of the School, but includes some working papers and correspondence from during his time as Director in addition to papers dating to after his retirement, family records and photographs, and written materials regarding Newbery.
Includes:
See this blog-post for more information about the discovery of these materials: http://www.gsaarchives.net/2018/03/cataloguing-gsa-famous-friends-fra-newbery-discovered/
Newbery, Francis Henry
Newscutting featuring advertisement for the Art School Festival
The newscutting informs of the reception and dance that were held at The Glasgow School of Art on the day it was published. The evening entertainment included the presentation of two plays by Francis H. Newbery. It shows photographs of four principals in the plays: Miss J. Cameron, Mr A. G. Crombie, Mr J. C. M'Fayden, and Mr J. Huck.
Originally located within folder (DC 098/1/4).
*Not available / given
Photograph of a park view painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A sepia-toned photograph of a watercolour painting depicting a park view. The bottom right side has been slightly degraded that the fibre-based layer separated from the paper base are exposed; presumed to be Gelatin silver printed. Undated.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of a bay view painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A sepia-toned photograph of a watercolour painting depicting Gourock Bay, as annotated "Gourock at the Clyde" on the reverse. Signed "W. Meldrum," but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of front yard painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the front yard of a house. The paper has been faintly signed "W. Meldrum" on the bottom right, annotated "Skye" on the reverse, but not dated.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of a plain view painting
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting featuring a plain in the country. This work is not dated.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of a painting featuring a boat on the river Tweed
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A monochrome photograph of a watercolour landscape painting depicting two people near the river Tweed in Melrose, Scotland. One person is standing towards the river, while another is on a floating boat in the painting. Signed "W. Meldrum," but not dated. Includes the annotation "The Tweed near Melrose" on the reverse of backing paper.
Meldrum, William
Francis H. Newbery's application to be Head Master of The Glasgow School of Art
Francis H. Newbery's application to the Committee of Management of The Glasgow School of Art and Haldane Academy to be Head Master of the School.
Newbery, Francis Henry
Papers of the Ballantine family, students at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
The collection is comprised of Lewis Ballantine's own works of art such as life drawings, self portraits, design work and sketchbooks, and photographs, as well as sketchbooks and notebooks that belonged to his mother and father.
The work in the collection by Lewis Ballantine forms a valuable record of his time at the Glasgow School of Art. They show the development of his work as an artist, and provide an example of the type of work that Drawing and Painting students were required to produce during this period.
Lewis Ballantine's mother, Alice Longmuir Nisbet was herself at Glasgow School of Art in the 1930s, and was involved in the Socialist Art Circle. The sketchbooks in this collection also contain works by other members of the group such as Stuart Henderson, Jimmy Morton, James ("Jimmy") Ogilvie, W. C. Thompson and John McLean. The photographs in the collection picture Alice Longmuir Ballantine and John ("Jack") Hendry Ballantine, and Lewis Ballantine's maternal grandfather, Robert Dow Nisbet.
Collection includes:
Ballantine, John Hendry
Collection includes:
The collection also includes original illustrations drawn by A S Boyd (aka TWYM) and Stephen Reid, both noted Scottish illustrators.
Additional uncatalogued material includes
Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
Hunter, William R
Records of the Scottish Society of Art Workers
This collections contains:
Keppie, John
Materials relating to Francis Newbery
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Various papers and documents relating to Francis Newbery, including articles written by and about him, possibly related to the exhibition 'Fra H Newbery, Artist and Art Educationist, 1855-1946', held at The Glasgow School of Art, 29 Jul 1996-30 Aug 1996, curated by George Rawson. File includes: postcard of ‘The Paisley Shawl’, a painting by Francis Newbery c1910; printed image with description hand-written on back which reads ‘caricature of F H Newbery by Hugh Munro – in “St Mungo” 1897’; photocopy of article by Francis Newbery titled ‘Art Education’ and labelled ‘article by Fra Newbery, BA meeting Glasgow 1901’, about art education in Glasgow with particular focus on The Glasgow School of Art; typed copies of song titled ‘Dumble-Dum-Dearie or How Fra Newbery Got His Cloak and Hat; The School of Art Song’, unauthored, likely related to Newbery’s retirement [1916] (3 copies); typed page with biographical information regarding Francis Newbery’s artistic and educational career titled ‘Who’s Who In Glasgow In 1909’, unauthored and undated; typed page titled ‘Francis Henry Newbery 1853-1946’ with a biography of Newbery’s life and career from birth to death, focused on Newbery’s connection to Bridport in Dorset, unauthored and undated but likely related to and written by someone associated with Bridport; typed copy of a text titled ‘Francis Henry Newbery (1853-1946)’, possibly a draft of a catalogue published to accompany the exhibition 'Fra H Newbery, Artist and Art Educationist, 1855-1946', The Glasgow School of Art, 29 Jul-30 Aug 1996, written by George Rawson (2 copies); photocopy of article titled ‘Francis Newbery and the Glasgow Style’ by Isobel Spencer (now Isobel Johnstone) for Apollo Magazine, Oct 1973.
Newbery, Francis Henry