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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 35 Collections and/or Records:

Book files for publications produced by the Ernest Press., 1990-2002.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13445/55-105
Scope and Contents

The book files include generally correspondence, accounts, photographs, art work and reviews.

Dates: 1990-2002.

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.

Framed items relating to 'Broadsheet' edition nine, containing press cuttings, works of art and correspondence., 1970, undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8845/26
Scope and Contents

Containing:

(i) Press cutting from The Irish Times, 18 August 1970 [cat. no.68]

(ii) Press cutting from The Irish Press, 11 November 1970 [cat. no.69]

(iii) Original artwork of Anthony O'Brien to 'Poem', by Macdara Wood with part of the text [cat. no.70]

(iv) Letter of Liam Murphy, undated [cat. no.71]

Dates: 1970, undated.

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 of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice, 1959-2022

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.50735-MS.50786
Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains a collection of Lucinda Mackay's sketchbooks spanning the period [?1970]-2012, featuring observational sketches from everyday life and travels in Scotland, England, Europe, Turkey, and China. Also present are 6 portfolios of loose artworks and 16 photograph albums/folders documenting the artist's completed paintings.

Dates: 1959-2022

Papers relating to 'Cencrastus' magazine.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12644/1-56