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- 1948-1950 (Creation)
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Labelled by John Walter Lindsay as folder no. 1, section 1, student 80. Contains sketches, drawings and notes.17 items labelled by John Walter Lindsay:1. Marble vase2. Greek art: Ionic capital from Bassae, Doric capital from Delos, Corinthian capital from the Pantheon, Capitoline centaur from Aristeas and Papias3. Egyptian art: capital rep. eight papyrus buds bound together and adorned with coloured fasciae, Egyptian boat builder, combination of lotus and papyrus in form of a column, boat of papyrus, piece of border ornament4. Assyrian art: Assyrian shrines, border relief, capital and base, fishing boat, wall relief, Assyrian bas-relief, portion of Assyrian border design5. Mycenaean art: gold cup from grave, terra-cotta vase from a grave, fragment of a grave, typical capital and base with detail of shaft, bas relief over lion's gate6. Candelabrum capital, design on a Roman atelier7. Byzantine8. Roman9. Greek10. Louis IV French11. Adams - English12. Unlabelled13. Italian Renaissance14. Georgian - English15. Unlabelled16. Jacobean Furniture17.Unlabelled
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This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.
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John Walter Lindsay was born in 1926. He attended Biggar High School which is where his art career began when the art teacher, Mr. Russell, convinced John's father that he should study art. After gaining his higher certificate John enrolled at the Normal College in New City Road for evening studies in painting, decorating and sign writing. In addition, he enrolled as a day pupil at the Glasgow School of Art in the General Couse. In 1945 his studies were interrupted when he was called up for military service. He resumed his studies in 1947 and left the school in 1949 with a Diploma of Art in Interior Design. He travelled round Europe following the award of the Haldane Travel Scholarship in 1950. He went on to work as an architect for Keppie Henderson Architects, Glasgow.