The Glasgow School of Art’s Plaster Cast Collection: Archive, Teaching, Value and Aura

Stevens, Thea

The Glasgow School of Art’s Plaster Cast Collection: Archive, Teaching, Value and Aura

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Stevens, Thea (2023) The Glasgow School of Art’s Plaster Cast Collection: Archive, Teaching, Value and Aura. In: Explorations of Politics, Place, and Identity in European Cultural Heritage Research, 21 April 2023, The Glasgow School of Art.
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Creators/Authors:

Stevens, Thea

Abstract:

This presentation discusses GSA's plaster cast collection through the lens of archival holdings in relation to broader themes of teaching, value, and aura. Images and documents in GSA Archives & Collections allow us to trace a still-emerging picture of how and why the institution used casts as tools for learning. In more recent times, not least after the two fires in the Mackintosh building, the tangible and intangible presence of GSA's plaster casts as objects of memory and creative response continues to exert fascination and impact, speaking to the powerful sense of affect within archival holdings and learning through heritage objects.

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Plaster cast, collection, heritage, aura, archival

School/Academic Area:

School of Design

Dates:

Date

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21 April 2023

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Unpublished

Event Title:

Explorations of Politics, Place, and Identity in European Cultural Heritage Research

Event Location:

The Glasgow School of Art

Event Dates:

21 April 2023

Output Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

Output ID:

9010

Date Deposited:

22 Jun 2023 11:09

Last Modified:

09 Apr 2026 11:41

Deposited By:

Thea Stevens

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Thea Stevens

Academic Development Lead (School of Design) & Academic Coordinator: Interdisciplinarity (School of Design)

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