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Sculpture of a Faun, by Helen Biggar
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Faun

This plaster sculpture may have been a maquette, intended to cast a final bronze sculpture. The sculptor Helen Biggar studied at GSA from 1925, gaining

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Black background with black and white image of well-dressed woman's face at left hand side of image. White outline of shop front and text reading "Christmas Gifts 1939 McDonald's".
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McDonald’s Christmas Gifts

This design for a catalogue cover was made for McDonald’s department store in Glasgow, by GSA alumna Garcia Hunter. She studied at GSA in the

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Image of a cotton handkerchief featuring pink and green floral design
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Printed Cotton Handkerchief

Sylvia Chalmers was a Scottish designer who studied at GSA in the late 1940s. She moved to London in 1951, where she designed fabrics for

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Memorial to Eugene Bourdon by Robert Anning Bell (1863-1933)
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Memorial to Eugene Bourdon

Robert Anning Bell was Professor of the Design Section at GSA from 1911 to 1918, and then became Visiting Director of Studies to the Design

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Kitchen Store Jar: Flour by Robert Stewart (1924-1995)
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Kitchen Store Jar: Flour

Robert Stewart studied and taught Printed Textiles at GSA from the late 1940s-1980s. As well as being an inspirational educator, Stewart also created designs for

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Spice Jar: Ginger by Robert Stewart (1924-1995)
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Spice Jar: Ginger

Robert Stewart studied and taught Printed Textiles at GSA from the late 1940s-1980s. As well as being an inspirational educator, Stewart also created designs for

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Mantel Clock by De Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar (1878-1959)
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Mantel Clock

De Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar studied and taught at GSA between 1891-1928. During her lifetime, she produced a broad range of three-dimensional objects, including jewellery, clock

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