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- c1940s-1950s (Creation)
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Content and Structure
Scope and content
A selection of lecture notes on the history of art, composition and basic techniques used by W.D Bone in his teaching position at GSA. These are accompanied by drawings and diagrams as well as exam question papers from Glasgow Academy and essays written by him. This file also originally included 3 copies of the 1904-1905 Glasgow School of Architecture Curriculum - a copy of this can now be found in the ACC collection of Architecture Prospectuses.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.
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System of arrangement
As the papers were in no clear order on deposit, the teaching materials have been divided into essays, lecture notes, exam papers, drawings and fashion designs.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
William Drummond Bone RWS ARSA, was a painter in oil and watercolours who attended the Glasgow School of Art from 1928-1931. He won a travelling scholarship which took him to Europe. Bone also taught at GSA between 1935 and 1972. His early interest in art was encouraged by his uncle Sir Muirhead Bone. He is perhaps best known for his wartime watercolours; he also painted landscapes in oil and figurative drawings. He exhibited regularly at The Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Glasgow Institute.