Chinese Emperor ceramic figure (Version 1)
- NMC/1800/v1
- Part
- 18th century-19th century
Chinese Emperor ceramic figure (Version 1)
Chinese Emperor ceramic figure (Version 2)
Chinese Emperor ceramic figure (Version 3)
Glasgow School of Art memoranda
Part of Papers of Conrad McKenna, student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Conrad McKenna’s memoranda from The Glasgow School of Art, correspondence and materials reflecting his experience as both a student and teacher at The Glasgow School of Art. Includes a combination of typed and hand written materials, photocopies, clippings and printed ephemera. Includes correspondence in English with: The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections, The Glasgow School of Art, The Staff Association (The Glasgow School of Art), The British Council, The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Glasgow Museums & Art Galleries, Dante Alighieri Society (Glasgow), W. H. Emmett (Scotland) Limited. Correspondence generally relates to The Glasgow School of Art, regarding: Conrad McKenna’s time as a student and employee of GSA as a tutor in The Glasgow School of Art Evening School, the General Course (Department of Design) and First Year Course. Also include references for Conrad McKenna by Edward G. Powell, Douglas Percy Bliss and H. Jefferson Barnes; correspondence regarding Conrad McKenna’s print designs for Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow; correspondence regarding Conrad McKenna’s Travelling Scholarship; Conrad McKenna’s confirmation of Post Diploma study, with a hand written recommendation from Douglas Percy Bliss; and Conrad McKenna’s donation to The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections and includes a transcript of an interview conducted by Susannah Waters, Archivist at The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections, 3 May 2014.
McKenna, Conrad
Glasgow School of Art teaching notes
Part of Papers of Conrad McKenna, student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Conrad McKenna’s teaching notes during his various teaching roles at The Glasgow School of Art. Including a combination of typed materials, hand written notes, annotated diagrams and drawings by Conrad McKenna for delivery of the First Year Course including: course overview, course topics, exercises and talks. Materials outline and discuss: materials, processes, techniques, definitions and references relating to: printing, papers, typography, wood and metal work, pattern, drawing, colour, shape and volume, tone, communication, photography, design and design theory. The majority of the material is titled "First Year Course".
McKenna, Conrad
Part of Papers of Conrad McKenna, student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Conrad McKenna’s information sheets during his various teaching roles at The Glasgow School of Art. Including typed materials, hand written notes, photocopies, worksheets, newspaper clippings, annotated diagrams and drawings by Conrad McKenna and others for the delivery of teaching and student trips. Materials outline and discuss: materials, processes, techniques, definitions and references relating to: printing, papers, typography, wood and metal work, pattern, drawing, colour, shape and volume, tone, communication, photography, linocuts, monoprints, colour theory, design and design theory. Also included are briefs, materials lists and reading lists for student projects. Along with itineraries for student trips such as a London visit in 1973. Selections of typed materials are titled "First Year Course". Whilst the majority of these are general; others are course specific and provide details of first year courses in Architecture and Drawing and Painting. All provide course overviews, references, definitions and information on materials, processes and techniques.
McKenna, Conrad
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Loose material including receipts and statement of particulars regarding the lending museum scheme.
*Not available / given
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
The Scottish Art and Design Collection
This personal collection, incorporating the Collections of National Society for Education in Art and Design Scottish Region, was deposited by Stuart W MacDonald, Senior Advisor for Strathclyde Region Educational Development Service, in February 1995.
It comprises material from various educational committees and forums with which he was associated, together with the Consultative Committee on the Curriculum item bank, an art projects resource bank for schools. The collection also includes a small number of books from Arthur MacMorland, a leading exponent of Children's Art in Scotland, and former student of Glasgow School of Art.
This includes:
Materials include teachers notes, study packs, examples of the kind of work produced in the schemes and teaching aids.
Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
MacDonald, Stuart W
Woodcut prints depicting the St George myth
Part of Material relating to Gerard V Murphy, former GSA student
Two multicolour-printed pieces of teaching examples for printmaking, attached to backing paper. These prints illustrate the heroic myth of Saint George slaying a dragon. Also used as teaching materials in schools in Scotland, as marked with the level of students "Sixth year."
Murphy, Gerard V