Letters of John Byrne to Douglas Percy Bliss.
Scope and Contents
John Byrne was a student of the Glasgow School of Art from 1958 to 1963, while Douglas Percy Bliss was its Director. The letters concern Byrne's early career as a painter and playwright and his relationship with Portal Gallery, Mayfair, London, where he exhibited under the name 'Patrick'.
With ephemera collected by Bliss including printed leaflets and catalogue guides to 'Patrick''s exhibitions, newspaper cuttings on John Byrne's work, and John Byrne's 1999 Millenium commemorative stamp, 'Migration to Scotland'.
Dates
- Creation: 1967-1973.
Creator
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Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 2021, by Prudence Bliss, Windermere, and Rosalind Bliss, Windley.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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