- NMC/1694
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- 1927
An illustrated History of Art essay. Loose pages in a decorated paper cover sleeve.
Wilson, Elizabeth R
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An illustrated History of Art essay. Loose pages in a decorated paper cover sleeve.
Wilson, Elizabeth R
Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art degree show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised The Glasgow School Of Art's annual degree show. The exhibition was held on The Glasgow School Of Art campus as well as in the Centre for Contemporary Arts and Tramway which are local arts centres. The 2003 degree show was sponsored by McGrigor Donald, Hoegaarden Beer, the MacFarlane Group and the Gordon Yuill Company. The image used in the poster is by Raul Ortega and the poster was designed by Inlapland.
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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
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Papers of the Newbery family including papers dating to after Newbery's retirement; papers of his wife, Jessie Newbery; and documents relating to Mary Newbery Sturrock, daughter of Francis and Jessie Newbery. Papers as follows:
DIR/5/38/6/1: Letter from F R Benson of the Royalty Theatre, Glasgow, to Miss Newbery enclosing tickets for a Box for the play 'Much Ado', 12 Mar 1906 (1 sheet).
DIR/5/38/6/2: Headed letter paper of Francis Newbery, Eastgate, Corfe Castle, Dorset, c1918 (10 sheets).
DIR/5/38/6/3: Order of Proceedings for the inauguration of the Sign of Saint Edward, King and Martyr, Patron Saint of the Village, at Corfe Castle. Newbery made many of the readings at the event, 02 Jul 1927 (1 item).
DIR/5/38/6/4: Cardboard silhouette of Francis and Jessie Newbery in a photograph mount, c1930s (1 item).
DIR/5/38/6/5: Letters and fragments of letters from Jessie Newbery to her daughter Elsie and perhaps Mary. One of the letters to Elsie is dated 24 Sep 1934. The other letters are fragmentary and include topics such as recipes, books and sewing projects, c1934. (4 sheets)
DIR/5/38/6/6: Letter from George M Baltus to Mr and Mrs Newbery catching up with them following the Second World War, telling them of his experiences during that time, and telling them family news, 07 Jan 1946 (1 sheet).
DIR/5/38/6/7: File of photographs, pressclippings, sketches, designs, documents and letters relating to Mary Newbery Sturrock, daughter of Francis and Jessie Newbery, c1930s-80s (1 folder). File includes:
DIR/5/38/6/7/1: postcard of ‘Port Vendres’, watercolour by Charles Rennie Mackintosh c1926-27, dated 1979;
DIR/5/38/6/7/2: mounted photograph of Mary Newbery Sturrock at South Gray Street Edinburgh, undated;
DIR/5/38/6/7/3: letter from Mary Newbery Sturrock thanking her correspondent (name not given) for the Mackintosh card and about her memories of the doors of The Glasgow School of Art being white, 16 Oct 1984;
DIR/5/38/6/7/4: mounted photograph of Mary Newbery Sturrock and another woman, front of mount reads ‘Wedding’, undated;
DIR/5/38/6/7/5: pressclipping from the Helensburgh Advertiser about the opening of a special Mackintosh exhibition held at the Hill House, 03 May 1977;
DIR/5/38/6/7/6: card addressed to Mary, from ‘Pamela’ thanking her for a recent note. Front of card depicts ‘Painted gesso panel set with glass beads and shell’ by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, 1904, card is undated.
DIR/5/38/6/7/7: postcard from ‘Pat’ and Harry Barnes to Mary Newbery Sturrock, from Port-Vendres in France, 1981.
DIR/5/38/6/7/8: postcard from Tom Howarth to Mary Newbery Sturrock, from Port-Vendres in France, undated; photograph of Jessie and Francis Newbery; photograph of Mary Newbery Sturrock and another woman; photograph of two women, one likely Mary Newbery Sturrock, signed ‘Whiteleigh, Christmas 66’, 1966;
DIR/5/38/6/7/9: photographs of Mary Newbery Sturrock (x4), undated;
DIR/5/38/6/7/10: photographs of Mary Newbery Sturrock (x3), undated; close-up photograph of a necklace, undated;
DIR/5/38/6/7/11: photographs of Mary Newbery Sturrock (x2), undated;
DIR/5/38/6/7/12: photographs of Mary Newbery Sturrock (x2), undated;
DIR/5/38/6/7/13: photographs of Mary Newbery Sturrock and family (x4), undated;
DIR/5/38/6/7/14: photograph of Eastgate, Corfe Castle, undated; photographs of Jessie and Francis Newbery at Eastgate (x3), undated;
DIR/5/38/6/7/15: photograph of Jessie and Francis Newbery and family, undated; photograph of village street, likely Corfe Castle;
DIR/5/38/6/7/16: letter from Rodrigo Rodriguez of Cassina S.p.A to Mary Sturrock regarding the terms of an agreement between them for the reproduction of items (cutlery and the 'Six Columns Clock') designed for Sturrock by C.R. Mackintosh, 30 Oct 1979;
DIR/5/38/6/7/17: change of address card for Mr and Mrs A. R. Sturrock, from 2 Mansfield Place Edinburgh to 13 South Gray Street, c1945 (7 copies);
DIR/5/38/6/7/18: two hand-printed floral designs with addition of watercolour, unsigned and undated (possibly 1937 based on related designs); two versions of a hand-printed design with addition of watercolour depicting a woman with floral headdress, signed ‘M.N.S.’, undated (possibly 1937 based on related designs);
DIR/5/38/6/7/19: hand-printed floral Christmas card design with addition of watercolour and ink, back of card is signed ‘C.R., 1/-', dated 1937;
DIR/5/38/6/7/20: bundle of sketchbook and loose pages featuring sketches of, notes about and designs for ceramics, unsigned and undated (one example, drawn on the back of a card to Mary reads ‘wishing her good business and good health in 1956’);
DIR/5/38/6/7/21: invitation for exhibition of Sigrid Mavor (Ceramic flora and fauna) and M.N. Sturrock (Flower Drawings) from 30 Oct – 10 Nov at ‘The Open Eye Gallery’ Edinburgh [1982];
DIR/5/38/6/7/22: letter from Alison Adburgham to MNS Sturrock in response to a letter sent by Sturrock related to her family history and relationship to Liberty fabrics, 01 Jul 1983;
DIR/5/38/6/7/23: interview between Mary Newbery Sturrock and Tony Jones (director of GSA 1980-1986) about the history of The Glasgow School of Art, Fra Newbery and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, c1980.
Newbery, Francis Henry
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
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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
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 a country mansion 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 featuring the mansion in the country. Presumed to be part of the same series as the identical photograph (DC 120/2/12). Signed "W. Meldrum" and dated "1920," assumed to be the year of creation of the painting.
Meldrum, William
Photograph of a country mansion 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 a mansion in the country. Signed "W. Meldrum,"and dated "1920" assumed to be the date of creation of the painting.
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Part of Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
This work is presumed from the same series as "Pressed seaweed art (DC 120/1/1)," but not dated. Two pieces of kelp and red dulse seaweed are attached to the paper.
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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 drawing made of dried kelp and red dulse seaweed from the sea near Millport in A, Scotland. Annotated "Millport. ap 3. 36." presumed to be the creation date. The pieces of seaweed adhere to the paper, maintaining their natural shapes.
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
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
Collection includes artworks and sketchbooks made by Jimmy Cosgrove as a student at the Glasgow School of Art; while working as a Tutor and the Director of the Glasgow School of Art; and afterwards, including work relating to the House for an Art Lover, and documenting travels across Europe, North America, and Mexico.
Cosgrove, James
Black and cream copy Christmas card
Part of Papers and Textiles of Veronica Matthew, student at The Glasgow School of Art, 1950s
Includes a copy of DC 101/6/2/1 with different writing on the back; the content on the back was asked by the donor to not be public information. Includes two people and a bird carved into the scraperboard in cream and black; says "A good new year and a Merry Xmas to Veronica from Alasdair."
Gray, Alasdair