Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections

DC 097/1/27
Item
1939

Part of Papers of the Shepherd and Biggar families

Black and white photograph of a bronze male head sculpture sitting on top of a box. Male figure has a chin strap beard and prominent nose.

Biggar, Helen Manson

Photograph of a sculpture (front)

DC 097/1/28
Item
1939

Part of Papers of the Shepherd and Biggar families

Black and white photograph of a bronze male head sculpture sitting on a box. Male figure has a chin strap beard and prominent nose. Says ""Jack Dalziel" - by Helen Biggar - c. 1939" written in blue pen with "92B" circled verso. Jack Dalziel (real name "John") was likely a friend of Helen's.

Biggar, Helen Manson

Bust of 'brontolone'

GST/1
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster bust of 'brontolone' (grumpy old man) after Luca della Robbia.

J Giusti & Co

Anatomical bust

GST/10
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster anatomical portrait showing muscle groups of the face and neck.

J Giusti & Co

Gelatine mould of Greek portrait

GST/11
Item
Mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Mould made of gelatine used to produce plaster copies of a Greek portrait.

J Giusti & Co

Sainte Fortunade reliquary bust

GST/12
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster reproduction of reliquary bust from the church of Saint Martial in Correze, France.

J Giusti & Co

Mould of bust of Dante

GST/13
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

J Giusti & Co

Mould of unidentfied female bust

GST/14
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster mould of an unidentified female bust.

J Giusti & Co

Mould of unidentified Greek bust

GST/15
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

J Giusti & Co

Mould of 'Young Octavian'

GST/16
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster mould, likely after the 'Young Octavian' portrait of emperor Augustus in the Vatican Museums.

J Giusti & Co

Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano

GST/2
Item
Late 19th century-early 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster bust after a terracotta bust of Niccolo da Abruzzo in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, believed to be by Donatello.

D Brucciani & Co

Small queen

GST/23
Item
Early 20th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

J Giusti & Co

Bust of child

GST/24
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster bust of a child after a late 15th century orginal executed in terracotta by Andrea della Robbia.

J Giusti & Co

Small bust after 'Young Octavian'

GST/25
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Small plaster bust, likely after the 'Young Octavian' portrait of the emperor Augustus in the Vatican Museums.

J Giusti & Co

Bust of boy in armour

GST/26
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster bust of a boy wearing an ornamented breastplate.

J Giusti & Co

Bust of young man in armour

GST/27
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster bust of a young man in armour after a terracotta original from the 15th century sculpted by Antonio Pollaiuolo and held in the Bargello Museum, Florence.

J Giusti & Co

Bust of 'shepherd'

GST/28
Item
Early 20th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster bust of a shepherd.

J Giusti & Co

Bust of infant

GST/29
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster reproduction of an unidentified bust of an infant.

J Giusti & Co

Bust of Rinaldo della Luna

GST/3
Item
Late 19th century-early 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster bust after an original by Mino da Fiesole.

D Brucciani & Co

Bust of Girolamo Benivieni

GST/4
Item
Late 19th century-early 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster bust after a terracotta bust of Girolamo Benivieni executed in 1863 by Giovani Bastianini in the collections of the Louvre, Paris. However, significant differences between the plaster bust by J Giusti & Co and the original bust by Bastianini, particularly the shape of the hat, suggest that the plaster bust is derivative of an unidentified intermediary copy.

J Giusti & Co

Unidentified female portrait

GST/5
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster portrait of an unidentified woman.

J Giusti & Co

Portrait of Voltaire

GST/6
Item
Early 20th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster bust after one of several "seated Voltaire" sculptures completed by the workshop of Jean Antoine Houdon in the late 18th century.

*Not available / given

Portrait of Dante

GST/7
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster portrait after a 15th century bronze bust of Dante Alighieri in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.

J Giusti & Co

Unidentified female death mask

GST/8
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster copy of a death mask of an unknown woman.

Charles Smith & Sons

Greek portrait

GST/9
Item
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Plaster portrait after a Greek bust.

J Giusti & Co

Sir John Richmond

NMC/0261
Item
1947

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Bronze portrait bust.

Schotz, Benno

Bust of Patrick Smith Dunn

NMC/0262
Item
c1928

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Bronze portrait bust. On plinth: "Patrick Smith Dunn C.B.E/Govenor of the Glasgow School of Art 1893-1930/Chairman 1914-1930". Dunn was a Glasgow shipping agent.

Dick, Sir William Reid

Sculptured head

NMC/0263
Item
1970s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

This item was badly damaged in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. It was assessed by a conservator but no conservation work was deemed possible.

Leckie, Alexander

Bust of John Morrison Groundwater

NMC/0264
Item
1931

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Bronze portrait bust on marble stand. On silver plate on plinth, "J.M. Groundwater Esq/Associated with the School of Art from 1873 to 1931/ Secretary and Treasurer 1908-1931".

Dawson, Archibald

Sculptured head

NMC/0265
Item
c1900s-1940s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Bronze sculptured head.

Sculptured bust

NMC/0266
Item
c1890s-1920s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Marble bust on plinth.

*Not available / given

Francis Newbery

NMC/0270
Item
1895

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Bronze portrait bust. Inscribed on plinth: Fra. H/ Newbery/ Director of the Glasgow School of Art/ 1885-1917.

Shannan, Archibald Macfarlane

Plaster cast

NMC/0907
Item
1970

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Plaster cast of female head in profile, thought to be Anna Laurie. "Anna" or similar inscribed top right verso.

Laurie, John

Portrait of Professor William J Smith

NMC/0921
Item
1960

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Portrait bust of Professor Smith, with triangular stand.

Schotz, Benno

John Bruce Ball

NMC/1413
Item
1948

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Schotz, Benno

James Bruce Ball

NMC/1414
Item
1948

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Schotz, Benno

Mamie Biggar

NMC/1442
Item
1937

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Portrait head of the artist's sister, Mamie.

Biggar, Helen Manson

Collection of cast reliefs

NMC/1619
Item
19th century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Collection of brown stained round plaster cast reliefs. Mostly depicting portrait busts. Kept in eight shallow wooden drawers. Themes include: religious figures, military figures, ancient Greek and Roman figures, royalty, various historical figures, and commemorative scenes. Some include stamped titles on front, some scratched on back, some without any identification. Also includes paper timeline of ancient Roman rulers.

*Not available / given

Chest containing collection of cast reliefs

NMC/1620
Item
19th century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Wooden chest with twelve small shallow drawers and two larger drawers. Contains collection of cast reliefs of portrait busts, religious scenes, ancient Greek/Roman scenes, military scenes, and architecture.

*Not available / given

Framed plaster portrait

NMC/1631
Item
19th century-20th century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Wooden framed plaster relief portrait of a bearded man in profile with brown glaze. Bottom left corner has initials "J.R." or "R.J" and indecipherable signature above left shoulder. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014 and was conserved in 2018.

*Not available / given

Plaster seal featuring portrait of Charles Dowell

NMC/1808
Item
1920

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Plaster relief roundel with raised silhouette portrait of Charles Dowell and 'Chas R Dowell 1920' in raised lettering in legend. Signed W T Miller.

Bourdon memorial bronze

NMC/1863
Item
c1925

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Memorial plaque with raised bust of Eugene Bourdon

Proudfoot, Alexander

Plaster maquette of bust of Sir John Richmond

NMC/1991
Item
c1947

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Plaster bust maquette of Sir John Ritchie Richmond, for the bronze sculptured bust in GSA's collection.

Schotz, Benno

Plaster cast of Antinous

PC/001
Item
20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Statue of a young nude male found at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli c1730. Antinous (November 29, 111-October 30, 130) was a member of the entourage of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, to whom he was beloved. Original currently in the collection of The Capitoline, Rome, Italy.

Plaster cast of Augustus of Primaporta

PC/003
Item
20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.

Original: Statue of Augustus Caesar which was discovered on April 20, 1863, in the Villa of Livia at Prima Porta, near Rome. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (23 Sep 63BC-19 Aug AD14) was the first ruler of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from January 27BC until his death in AD14. Original currently in the collection of the Braccio Nuovo of the Vatican, Rome, Italy.

Plaster cast of the Belvedere Apollo (also called Pythian Apollo)

PC/004
Item
19th century

Part of Plaster Casts

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.

Original: The Apollo is thought to be a Roman copy of Hadrianic date (120 - 140 BC) of a lost bronze original made between 350 and 325 BC by the Greek sculptor Leochares. Statue depicts the Greek god Apollo, who has just overtaken the serpent Python, the cthonic serpent of Delphi. Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; archery; medicine, healing and plague; music, poetry, and the arts; and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis. Listed in first catalogue of casts as Greco-Roman and from the Vatican Museum, and purchased from D. Brucciani. Original currently in the collection of the Vatican Museum, Rome, italy.

Plaster cast of Hebe

PC/005
Item
20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Hebe was the Greek goddess of youth and a cup-bearer for the gods. Original currently in the collection of the Uffizi, Florence, Italy.

Plaster cast of Apollo Sauroctonos (Lizard Slayer)

PC/006
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.

Original: This cast is of a 1st - 2nd century AD Roman marble copy of the Praxiteles original (Bronze, attributed by Pliny). It shows a nude adolescent male about to catch a lizard climbing up a tree. The left arm, the right hand and the lizard's head are modern restorations. It could indirectly refer to Apollo's fight against the serpent Python or, if the lizard is an attribute of the god, it could show Apollo in his purifying function, as a destroyer of plagues. Original currently in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France.

Plaster cast of Canephora (Kanephoros)

PC/007
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.

Original: Canephora was an honorific office given to unmarried young women in ancient Greece which involved the privilege of leading the procession to sacrifice at festivals.Translated as: "Basket Bearer". Original currently in the collection of the British Museum, London, UK.

Plaster cast of Charioteer of Delphi

PC/008
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.

Original: The life-size bronze statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi and is also known as Heniokhos, the rein-holder. The statue was erected at Delphi in 474BC, to commemorate the victory of a chariot team in the Pythean Games, which were held at Delphi every four years in honor of Pythean Apollo. Original currently in the collection of the Delphi Archaeological Museum, Greece.

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