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Deep in the Heart of Your Brain, a companion publication to artist and author Jacqueline Donachie's 2006 book Tomorrow Belongs to Me, speaks of lived experiences of myotonic dystrophy through interviews, fiction and a commissioned essay. Illustrated with beautiful images from Donachie’s exhibition of the same name at the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Scotland, in 2016, this publication is centred around a key work from that show, Hazel, a compelling film that directly connects the experiences of the participants – all sister sets, where one sibling has inherited the myotonic dystrophy gene and one has not – to a wider discussion around relationships, age and appearance. This publication provides an excellent resource for artists, scientists, families living with myotonic dystrophy, and museums to begin to understand the social and emotional complexities around disability, care, relationships and ageing.

In October 2018 Christine Borland unveils a new artwork at Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland, as part of the 14–18 NOW World War I centenary commemorations. The artwork is co-commissioned by Glasgow Museums and 14–18 NOW and supported by the Art Fund. This highly illustrated book showcases the new, commissioned artwork and gives an insight into Borland’s research and practice. It includes an interview with the artist and an essay by Professor Andrew Patrizio reflecting on Borland’s career to date and placing the new work in context. The artist shares her research and personal response to the objects she selected from over 2,000 in Glasgow Museums’ World War I collection, and which have variously informed the new artwork. The publication comprehensively documents Borland’s artistic processes, the commission and the finished artwork installed in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland.

Marianne Grant’s story is a remarkable one of courage. She was an artist who managed to paint in the most extreme circumstances, and her works of art tell of her experiences of WWII and imprisonment in Theresienstadt, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. These unique and extraordinary works, painted at first hand, help us to better understand the impact of the Holocaust. Her work still resonates today, particularly in Glasgow, the city that became her home and a city which has a strong tradition of welcoming refugees. Marianne Grant (1921–2007), was a remarkable woman, and a remarkable artist. Born in Prague in 1921 to Jewish parents, she loved to paint and draw. In 1942, she and her mother were deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto, and Marianne took watercolour paints, brushes and paper in the one suitcase she was allowed to bring. Her mother was later sent to Auschwitz, and Marianne jumped on the same train in order to stay with her. In the concentration camp Marianne came to the attention of Dr Mengele, who gave her an architect’s drawing kit and got her to work with him, documenting his work. He would pace up and down as she worked, and Marianne knew that she was, literally, drawing for her life. In April 1945, Marianne and her mother were sent to Bergen-Belsen. Throughout the war Marianne painted and sketched the scenes she saw, showing compassion for her fellow inmates, but also using her art as a form of silent protest. She and her mother survived the war, and after the liberation of Bergen-Belsen went to Sweden on a Red Cross ship. There Marianne earned a living making Christmas decorations. In 1951 she married a German Jewish refugee living in Glasgow, Jack Grant (born Jaakov Horst Grodszinksy), with whom she had become pen pals, and came to live in Glasgow, where they raised their three children. In 2002, when Marianne was still alive, Glasgow Museums was fortunate to be able to work with her on projects relating to her work, and in 2004, with grant aid assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund, The Art Fund, and the National Fund for Acquisitions, we were able to acquire 77 of her remarkable works. Every January, we rotate the display of her works in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.This is the first full catalogue of Marianne’s works.

Sir William Burrell was one of the foremost collectors of his day. He gifted his collection to the city of Glasgow in 1944, and it has been admired by millions of visitors since. Although he never visited China, he had a passion for Chinese objects. Ceramics of the 1600s and 1700s, decorated in cobalt blue and enamels, were the fashion in ‘Chinese art’ in Britain during the early 1900s. Burrell’s collection reflects this trend, although interestingly his taste extended to ancient bronzes and jade too. This publication showcases 60 masterpieces from the Burrell Collection.

One of the major strengths of Glasgow’s world-famous Burrell Collection is undoubtedly its collection of 250 fabulous tapestries, which date from the 14th to 18th centuries. This book showcases 44 of the best examples of these textiles, sharing recent research into the methods and manufacture of the tapestries, their origin, and the medieval and Renaissance history of the people who made them. New photography allows the fantastic skills of the many makers to be enjoyed in full.

Eric Watt was a prolific amateur photographer. Active during the 1950s up until the end of the 20th century, he took many thousands of images during his 50-year span as a photographer. He was an active member of Queen’s Park Camera Club in the south side of Glasgow and he traversed Scotland, giving talks at other clubs about photographic techniques. Eric’s photographic legacy reveals how the cityscape has changed in the five decades in which he worked, capturing much of Glasgow’s social history, its citizens and streets. Featuring black and white and colour images, the book has commentary putting the social history of Glasgow into context, alongside captions for each image.

This book introduces Auguste Rodin, one of the world’s best-known sculptors, whose radical approach to both subject and technique earned him the title ‘the father of modern sculpture’. For the first time, this publication reproduces in full all the Rodin sculptures in the Burrell Collection, which holds the second largest grouping of sculptures by Auguste Rodin in the UK. The 14 sculptures were collected by William Burrell over four decades and reveal the variety of Rodin’s work, from small, decorative pieces, to dramatic life-size artworks. Among them are early, formative works such as The Age of Bronze, famous sculptures including The Thinker and a unique cast, The Wave. New photography shows the sculptures from many viewpoints and reveals details close up. Archive photographs of the artist give readers fascinating glimpses of Rodin at different periods of his life. Illuminating descriptions of the works, an accessible explanation of techniques and an overview of the artist’s career allow for a deeper appreciation of Rodin’s journey to becoming one of history’s greatest sculptors.

This book introduces the artist Joseph Crawhall, a remarkable and innovative animal watercolourist, who made decorative, sensitively observed and humorous studies of animals and birds. It reproduces in colour nearly 60 Crawhall artworks from the Burrell Collection, which holds the largest and most significant collection of artworks by Crawhall in the world. These artworks include dynamic and colourful mature works, technically experimental compositions, watercolours from Crawhall’s travels and delightful comic sketches. Written in an accessible style, the book gives readers an overview of Crawhall’s career and artistic output. It considers his friendship with the Glasgow Boys, the influence of French art, Whistler and Japanese prints, his flair for decorative design and, above all, Crawhall’s unique skill in poetically distilling the essence of an animal or bird’s character.

Part of Glasgow Museums’ Introducing series, this highly illustrated book is written for a general interest adult audience. It features 46 of the Islamic carpets in the Burrell Collection. Each object has a description of about 100 words, is shown in full and there are many close-ups of details. The carpets are grouped thematically, and each section has a short introduction. Contents: A Garden for Indoors; the Arabesque Design; The Persian Carpet; Mughal India’s Carpet Tradition; Animals in Carpets; Carpets made for Prayers; Turkman Tribal Carpet Weaving; Historical Carpet Fragments and Special Carpets.

Introducing British Silver is one of a series of new books exploring items acquired by the famous 20th-century Glaswegian shipping magnate and philanthropist Sir William Burrell and Constance, Lady Burrell, his wife, for their vast collection of art.Following the donation of the entire collection to the City of Glasgow in 1944, it was not until 1983 that the dedicated Burrell Collection museum opened in Pollok Country Park. This book is the sixth published since the reopening of the museum in spring 2022, allowing readers to marvel anew at the highlights from the decorative arts collection items that Sir William acquired.Divided thematically by the theme – Ceremonial Silver, Domestic Silver, Silver Marks, Huguenot Silversmiths, and Silver Service – the book examines some of the most interesting pieces, their origins, symbolism, and design. It also unpacks why Sir William acquired certain pieces and from whom.Lavishly illustrated in full colour, this book offers readers the latest research into some of the most intriguing pieces that Sir William Burrell purchased over his illustrious collecting career as well as serving as an introduction to British silver. About the author:Laura Bauld is curator of decorative arts at Glasgow Life Museums. Her current research is centred on British Decorative Arts from 1603–1800, including metalwork, glass, and furniture. She is presently exploring Sir William Burrell as a collector of silver and glass in the early 20th century.

This book offers an introduction to the internationally renowned collection of European embroideries in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow. Richly illustrated and written for a general interest adult audience, it features over 60 objects, each shown in full colour, with close-up images of details.The embroideries are highlights from a collection of more than 300 objects, and date from the medieval period to the eighteenth century. The accessible text gives an insight into their designs and themes, the techniques used to make them and the historical contexts in which they were created. The varied selection includes ecclesiastical vestments, secular garments and accessories, furnishings, embroidered panels, samplers, boxes and decorative items, and objects with royal connections.

Highlights of Sir William Burrell's medieval collection, part of the Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland.