The Art School Archive: Archives, Meanings and Subjectivities

Waters, Susannah

The Art School Archive: Archives, Meanings and Subjectivities

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Waters, Susannah (2015) The Art School Archive: Archives, Meanings and Subjectivities. In: Material Culture in Action: Practices of Making, Collecting and Re-enacting Art and Design, 7-8 Sep 2015, The Glasgow School of Art, UK.
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Creators/Authors:

Waters, Susannah

Abstract:

Glasgow School of Art holds one of the most comprehensive archives of any UK art school. Containing documentation about the institution’s history from its foundation in 1845 to the present day, alongside examples of student and staff work, and teaching aids such as plasters casts, textile samples and lantern slides, the Archive captures information about both places and processes of artistic production and the contextual factors which have helped to shape them.

This paper explores how and why GSA’s archives were created, collated and catalogued. It considers how these activities have impacted on the use of the archives (historically and currently) by GSA’s staff and students, and how the archive has, and continues to, interact with the legacy of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Official URL:

https://materialculturegsa.wordpress.com/

Uncontrolled Keywords:

archives, art school, material culture

School/Academic Area:

Learning Resources

Dates:

Date

Date Type

7 September 2015

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Status:

Published

Event Title:

Material Culture in Action: Practices of Making, Collecting and Re-enacting Art and Design

Event Location:

The Glasgow School of Art, UK

Event Dates:

7-8 Sep 2015

Output Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

Output ID:

4022

Date Deposited:

11 Feb 2016 10:22

Last Modified:

11 Feb 2016 10:22

Deposited By:

Susannah Waters

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