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Works of art.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Works of art in any medium, including performance art. A work of art may exist as a part of a larger object, e.g., a mural painting or a painting on a piece of furniture. When referring to the study or practice of the fine arts or the fine and decorative arts together, use ""art""In reference to pieces of fine or decorative arts as collectables rather than museum objects, in English use either 'art objects' or the French term 'objets d'art,' which emphasizes this meaning.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Eighteen family photographs and reproductions of six artworks by Alasdair Gray.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12828
Scope and Contents

Apparently collected and arranged for use in 'A life in pictures' (Canongate, 2009), this collection consists of 5 large photograph album pages containing photographs, mostly of Alasdair Gray's family and early childhood, with photographs of some murals, and reproductions of several early artworks annotated 'Unceilinged blood verse'.

Dates: circa 1932-1957.

Papers, mostly of Marshall Anderson, from the Attic Archive, Dundee.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 1-Box 51(19)
Scope and Contents The Attic Archive evolved organically from the activities of Pete Horobin, beginning in 1978. When Horobin's association ended, the archive was continued in turn by Marshall Anderson, Peter Haining and, lastly, aitch. Each change of custody coincided with the start of a new phase of activity, each phase undertaken, usually, over ten years.The papers of the Attic Archive are now dispersed through various cultural institutions, each having a particular association with the archive,...
Dates: Circa 1980-2010.

Papers relating to 'Cencrastus' magazine.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12644/1-56