Ceramic Studios

This material is held atGlasgow School of Art Archives and Collections

Reference
- GB 1694 DC 016/15
Dates of Creation
- c.1953-1996
Name of Creator
- John Holmes Grey (student of the Glasgow School of Art : b1929 : Glasgow, Scotland)
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 6 items.

Scope and Content

(a) 3 photographs of Holmes Gray at the potter's wheel [copies], c.1953

(b) Colour slide of a GSA student at the potter's lathe, c.1956

(c) Layout (drawn from memory) of the Pottery Dept. (c.1952-54) & letter describing photographs and sketch, 1996

Access Information

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Appraisal Information

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Archive Record|Table of contents

Papers and photographs of John Holmes Gray, student of the Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, ScotlandDC 016

Notebook (Section II, 1st Year)DC 016/1

Notebook - "Decoration Methods"DC 016/2

Decorated Book PapersDC 016/3

Exam-Script (1st Year) - "The use of Animals and Humans as motifs in Historic Ornament"DC 016/4

Historic Costume drawingsDC 016/5

Essay - "Architecture - Sir Christopher Wren" (Section II, 2nd Year)DC 016/6

Architecture - notes and details from buildings relating to architectural styles (Section II, 2nd Year)DC 016/7

Essay - "Introduction to Pre-Historic Egyptian Pottery" [with enclosure from Pr. Emery of UCL]DC 016/8

Research notes for Diploma Thesis on Ceramic Transfer PrintingDC 016/9

Report of Haldane Travelling Scholarship to Stoke on Trent, Holland, Belgium and ParisDC 016/10

Photographic negative used to produce ceramic litho, transfer for GSA plate, bought by D.P. Bliss for the School, [& photo of transfer on plate]DC 016/11

Lithograph for Christmas card, printed at GSADC 016/12

Sketch for Post-Diploma hand-painted Liverpool jugDC 016/13

Sketches of furniture & women in historical costumeDC 016/14

Ceramic StudiosDC 016/15

Photograph of GSA Diploma awarded to John Holmes GrayDC 016/16

GSA Club Show CatalogueDC 016/17

Album collated by Holmes GrayDC 016/18

Photographs of life drawings by Holmes GrayDC 016/19

Photographs of sketches (mainly from life) by Holmes GrayDC 016/20

Ceramic pieces made for GSA Diploma & Post DiplomaDC 016/21

Correspondence from GSA to Holmes GrayDC 016/22

Notes given to designers for technical guidance (from Neville Wynn, Colour & Design Consultant at Johnson, Matthey & Co. Ltd.)DC 016/23

Recollections of GSA and after by Holmes GrayDC 016/24

Photographs of pieces designed by Holmes Gray, post GSA, for Spode, Royal Worcester & othersDC 016/25

Extracts from C.V. and correspondence re: work with Stoke on Trent CollegeDC 016/26

Letters re: training as a part-time teacherDC 016/27

Letter informing Holmes Gray of election as Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & CommerceDC 016/28

Letter from Commemorative Collector's Society re: address by Holmes GrayDC 016/29