| Description | Inaugural exhibition to mark the opening of the new premises at Belford Road
/1. names and addresses for invitations to opening ceremonies divided into categories - 1) Secretary of State and entourage, 2) MPs, Edinburgh and Scotland, and MEPs, 3) Scottish Office and SED VIPs, 4) NGS Board of Trustees and past Trustees, co-opted members of GMA and PG, 5) GMA Committee and past co-opted members, 6) Patrons, 7) Benefactors and lenders to GMA, 8) lenders to Creation exhibition,
/2. invitation lists for 9) directors of art galleries in Scotland, 10) directors of UK art galleries,
/3. invitation lists for 11) directors of foreign art galleries,
/4. invitation lists for 12) dealers, 13) visiting VIPs, 14) academics, Scottish universities and art colleges, English art colleges and modern experts and libraries, SAC and ACGB, 15) Edinburgh Festival staff, 16) John Watson's Club, 17) R.M.J. & P.
/5. invitation lists and internal memos for 18) VIPs, embassies and consulates, 19) PSA, 20) NGS past and present staff, 21) J Laings, 22) GMA staff, 23) co-authors in Creation catalogue, 24) CAS/NACF/ and all other art organisations including RA, 25) RSA,
/6. general invitations, invitation lists for city and regional officials, RIAS special invitation list - Spring 1984, draft guest list for preview and civic reception for Festival of Architecture at Kelvingrove - May 1984
/7. opening refusals, lists of names for invites to i) Creation Private View, ii) S.O.S. opening, iii) IBM reception
/8. opening and lunch acceptances
/9. contact sheet of photographs taken at opening ceremony and private view, ts. list of acceptances to Secretary of State opening, correspondence re IBM reception, photocopies of envelopes from IBM invitation list, table plan for lunch, ts. of menu with ms. additions,
/10. ts. list of people to be considered for invitations to an opening event, ms. IBM list, rough notes and calculations of numbers, ts. invitiations lists and rough notes, initial memo highlighting need to think about mailing list, copy of
"Facts and Figures, A Supplement to 'Review 1982'", ms. lists of addresses, ts. list of addresses from Edinburgh College of Art, ms. draft of letter to organisations in Edinburgh about events programme, ts. chart of numbers on mailing lists, photocopied list of invitiaitions for office staff,
/11. photocopied addresses for each event (A- private view,B - opening,B+ opening and lunch, C - IBM party)
/12. research material - list of first choices for "Insects" section, photocopied images of proposed works, proposed works for "The Fish" section and photocopied images
/13. notes for "The Birds" section, ms. list of works in British and non-British collections, photocopied images of general themes, photograph of Barbara Hepworth sculpture, ms. list of proposed works for "Animals" with images, "Insects", "The Plants", "The Heavens", "The Earth", "Fish", proposed works for "The Birds", ms. list of works for "The Birds" section
/14. notes and photocopied images for "The Beginning", notes and photocopied images for "The Heavens",
/15. notes and photocopied images of "The Earth",
/16. ts. of catalogue introduction (several copies), research letters, correspondence with various scholars requesting information, offprint from The British Journal of Aesthetics, autumn 1982, draft letter requesting information on current research on topic of science and art for exhibition provisionally entitled "The Natural History of Modern Art" and mailing list, photocopy of book reviews in TLS, April 1983, draft paper for Working Party on proposed exhibition, ms. preparatory notes for catalogue, floor plan of new gallery with proposed layout, draft letter explaining exhibition and asking for financial contribution (2 copies), ts. of pamphlet describing exhibiiton to prospective contributors, press cutting
/17. early drafts of catalogue text, both ms. versions and ts. with ms. corrections
/18. catalogue layout, ms. draft, ts. lists of plates,
/19. ts. of catalogue text with some ms. annotations,
/20. notes and photocopied images for "The Seas", ms. list of first choice works,
/21. notes and photocopied images for "The Plant World", ms. list of works,
/22. notes and photocopied images for "The Animals", photograph of Ceri Richards work
/23. notes and photocopied images for "Man", image for "Apocalypse"
/24. notes and photocopied images for "Unity of all Creation", photocopied prints and drawings on the theme of Creation/Natural History
/25. requests for catalogues, work schedules for ticket sellers, children's programme for exhibition, competition posters, information sheet about schools programme, memo outlining programme of events for schools,
/26. draft copies of material for press, definitive list of works with name of lender as at 13 March 1984, , press information leaflet, ts. of catalogue essay 'The Metamorphic Tradition in Modern Photography' (2 copies), ts. of essay 'Resurrecting Darwin and Genesis: Thoughts on Nature and Modern Art', early drafts of press information, letter to British Rail enquiring about possibility of special rail tickets to Edinburgh with exhibition, copy for "News", ts. brief for exhibition poster, description of content of individual rooms, request for information for "News", note of magazines where Creation to be advertised, proposal for video messages from artists
/27. ts. document entitled "Why a Gallery of Modern Art?", ms. notes on filming schedule for STV film, ts. notes on audio-visual and draft script, definitive list of works arranged into sections, preparatory notes, notes on possible linkages between photographs and paintings for audio-visual, notes on aims for audio-visual, letter to CAV confirming commission of audio-visual material,
/28. exhibition layout design using photocopied room plans, envelopes containing scaled cut-outs of works for each room, plans for screens for corridor and exhibition rooms, ms. notes on photography section, ms. draft of text for captions, ts. list of works (2 copies), ms. draft of wall texts, ts. drafts of wall captions with ms. additions,
/29.- 42 - correspondence with lenders including loan and indemnity forms arranged roughly alphabetically according to name or location of lending institutions,
/29. - Aarhus, Antwerp, Basle, Belfast, Bern, Bochum
/30. - Castagnola, Cologne (includes negative showing feather slipped on arrival in work by Masson), Dundonell (includes photograph of "La Fourmi"), Dusseldorf,
/31. - Edinburgh, Geneva, Gravenhage, Hexham,
/32. - UK lenders - Anthony d'Offay, Sir Richard Attenborough as purchaser of work from Lady Keswick, Anthony Penrose, Martin Summers through Reid and Lefevre, Tate Gallery - including instructions for protective panelling for Rothko work, Philip Wright at Waddington Galleries, Mrs Catriona Williams, Mr David Grob
/33. - UK lenders cont. - Hayward Gallery acting for The Hon. Patrick Lindsay with photograph of "May Tree", Sir Sidney Nolan through Marlborough Fine Art including photographs and negatives of condition of the work "Central Australia" on arrival, MacLean Gallery, Keith Grant, contacted through Browse and Darby, including exhibition cards and writings by Grant about his work, Mrs Anne Norman through Marlborough Fine Art
/34. - UK lenders cont. - British Museum, Arts Council, Tom Conti and Mark Boyle re work by Boyle lent by Conti, Fischer Fine Art, Ivor Braka, Thomas Gibson Fine Art, Mr Gordon House, Gimpel Fils Gallery, Leeds City Art Galleries
/35. - Stadtische Museum Leverkusen, including image of Gerhard Richter's 'Tiger', Jean-Pierre Paquot, Mr J P Jacobs (Liverpool), Alan Bowness (London), Mrs Clare Glazebrook (great niece of Rosalind Maitland)
/36. - Mr John Davies (includes postcards of photographs), Minneapolis Institute of Art (includes photographs and negatives of work by Miro, and conditions for permission for reporduction of works of art), City of Manchester Art Galleries on behalf of Mrs Farrington and re works from the Manchester collection,
/37. - Monchengladbach Museum, Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, Guggenheim Museum, New York, Mr Karl Appel, New York
/38. - Mr and Mrs Victor Ganz, New York, including extensive detailed photographs and negatives of Picasso's 'Cat and Bird' showing local damage,
/39. - Whitney Museum of American Art, Mr and Mrs Matisse at Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
/40. - Perls Gallery, New York, Xavier Fourcade on behalf of Mrs Barnett Newman, Francis Beattie of Richard Feigen & Co., New York
/41. - Jerry Uelsmann, Florida, Munch-Museet, Oslo, Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo, Musee d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris - including photographs of work lent, Cesar's Scorpio, and difficulties with packing case, Musee National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris, Galerie Gianna Sistu, Paris, Mme Francoise de Stael - including photograph of work, Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, Galerie Zabriskie, Paris,
/42. - Sheffield City Polytechnic, Emil Nolde Foundation, Seebull, Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal, Kunsthaus Zurich, Galerie Nathan, Zurich
/43. - definitive list as at 29th Nov 1983, ms. notes on all possible works to include arranged alphabetically
/44. - set of Creation xeroxes
/45. - reports of discussions re concept of exhibition,several copies of "Notes on the new SNGMA and the opening exhibition", rough ms. notes of ideas about Creation exhibition,
/46. - ts. copy of text for "The Beginning", definitive list as at 19th March 1984, ms. catalogue notes in sections, definitive list (undated)
/47. - correspondence with collaborators for catalogue; Prof. Werner Spies, Desmond Morris (declined), Michael Weaver - also collaborated with organisation of photography section, Robert Rosenblum, Jennifer Mundy - includes her CV and proposed plan for essay, Ernst Gombrich(declined), photocopy of article in "Apollo" on 'Nature in Abstraction' at the Whitney Museum, correspondence with Staatliche Museum, Berlin re use of photographs in catalogue,
/48. - correspondence with various publishers re publishing catalogue; The Herbert Press - including copy of Herbert Press Complete Catalogue 1983, George Braziller, with Spring Catalogue 1984 and rough notes from meetings, ms. notes describing proposed content of catalogue, correspondence with DACS and ADAGP and ADAPB, letter to George Mackie with final piece of text, correspondence with Phaidon Press
/49. - ms. notes with analysis of sections, possible criticisms, ts. description of layout of exhibition with the conceptual framework, list of works arranged alphabetically according to artist, letter to Tom Cooper, Glasgow School of Art re "A premonitional work"
/50. - snagging notes, alphabetical list of catalogue entries with xeroxed illustration, correspondence with Arts Council re borrowing photographs, exhibition loan forms,
/51. - correspondence with V & A, Dept. of Print, Drawings and Paintings re photographs and reproduction rights, photocopied list of photographers and their works (2 copies), forecast of expenses form, letter confirming collection of photographs, correspondence with artists re use of their photographs (Aaron Siskind, Paul Caponigro, Edna Bullock, Harry Callahan, Rod Dresser, assistant to Ansel Adams, Marlborough Fine Arts for Mrs Brandt, Minor White Archive, photocopied forecast of expenses for Paul Strand works, invoice and correspondence, Edward Steichen, Georgia O'Keeffe), rough ms. notes, 'Stills' leaflet, photocopied forecast of expenses and invoices for V & A and Monchengaldbach and Centre Pompidou, letter requesting detailed information on photographs, ms. draft letter requesting copyright permission, ts. letter to individual artists, ms. list of artists and works with contact address, ms. notes re photographs at V & A, letter requesting loans, photocopy of same, correspondence and loan form for Paul Hill, leaflet on Photography Workshops 1984
/52. ts. of final prospectus sent out with letter requesting loans, letter to German Embassy in London listing works to be transported from Germany, letter from Mary Rose Beaumont re Lucien Freud work requested for loan, list of works promised or requested as of October 1983, ms. list of loan letters still to go out, proposed list of catalogue essays, ts. list of works asked for (2 copies0, report of meeting to discuss GMA publications, 26th May 1983, ts. sample letter for loan requests with ms. additions, various tentative loan enquiries, information sheet on semi-documentary section with proposed list of works, various versions of draft ts. of exhibition prospectus, ms. letter from R. Houl(?) declining invitation to contribute, letter from Kenneth Lindsay offering help, ms. comments on suggestions made re exhibition
/53. definitive list as at 17 February 1984, ms. notes on figures in catalogue, correspondence with Jennifer Mundy re catalogue essay, colour reproduction, ts. of 'Resurrecting Darwin and Genesis: Thoughts on Nature and Modern Art' by Robert Rosenblum with some ms. annotations, ts. of 'Form and Creation: The Impact of the Biological Sciences on Modern Art' by Jennifer Mundy with some ms. annotations, ts. of 'The Metamorphic Tradition in Photography' by Mike Weaver with ms. annotations, ts. of forewod by Colin Thomson, rough ms. notes on IBM meeting, first draft of Mike Weaver's essay with ms. annotations, drafts of Jennifer Mundy's essay (4 copies)
/54. sample reply to letters of refusal, letters of refusal in alphabetical order of name or place
/55. correspondence with Wingate & Johnston re transport costs and various transport arrangements
/56. letters to German, American and Swiss Cultural Embassies re possible contribution to transport costs, photographic checklists as at 19th March 1984, ms. list of works to be illustrated for Rosenblum essay, ms. list of outstanding photo orders as at 2/3/84, photograph checklist as at 21st Dec. 1983, exhibition progress chart, ms. index of artists, ms. proposed lender index
/57. ts. definitive list as at 15/11/83 with ms. annotations, ms. list of loan requests outstanding as at 22/12/83, ms. list of loan forms to be returned as at 21/12/83, ms. list of GMA works for Creation, definitive list as at 29th Nov 1983, photos as at 15/3/84, photos as at 1/3/84, definitive list as at 19th March 1984, ts. index of lenders, ms. list of lenders, ms. draft lenders list, ms. index of artists, progress chart for each work, rough notes
/58. ms. and ts. texts to accompany illustrated works in catalogue, notes on individual illustrations, draft letter for extending loans of transparencies and list of works, list of credits and titles for colour transparencies, ms. details of ticket sellers, ms. notes on ticket and catalogue sales (several copies), timetable for ticket sellers (several copies), charts showing timetables of volunteer ticket sellers, photocopied letters of application and C.V.s of volunteer ticket sellers, rough notes about marquee hire, notes on invitation lists to opening events
/59. John Dick's condition reports (7 ms. pages), correspondence with John Paterson re sun clock to be installed during opening exhibition - includes sketch of proposed clock, sample thank you letter and ms. list of lenders to receive it, letters of congratulation to Gallery, letters to various lenders in US re delayed dispatch of complimentary catalogues, correspondence with IBM - letters of congratulations and thanks and request for catalogues, correspondence with Whitney Museum re damage to transparencies, letters of thanks for catalogue, correspondence re theft of Skye Morrison's kite installation with photocopies of Police Crime Complaint and photographs, correspondence with caterers (Wheatsheaf), ts. of notes on audio-visual and draft script, letter of apology to Mrs Isabel Traill re mistakenly not being invited to opening, correspondence with Red Cross Society re First Aid cover for opening events, Performing Right Society Ltd. licence, correspondence with Will Scott re fireworks, correspondence re return of photographs and transparencies, request for pedestal and perspex box for Gabo sculpture, request for stiletto heel caps, letter to Anthony d'Offay re replacement for Exhausted', correspondence with Keith Grant re his attendance at opening event
/60. miscellaneous correspondence, invitations lists for opening events with ms. annotations, letter to police re parking on Belford Road, correspondence with Canadian High Commission re cheque for Skye Morrison's installation, letter and card from Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd of Francis Bacon portrait of Lucien Freud, photocopied letters of request to include photographs of works in television programmes covering inaugural exhibition, letters confirming arrangements for collection of works, definitive list as at 17 Feb. 1984 (2 copies), photocopied ms. list of lenders, list of possible people to invite to opening events,photocopied forms for register of works lent, form for register of lenders,
/61. ms. note describing theme underlying exhibition, ms. research notes on individual artists including some loan forms and correspondence, copy of 'A note on sumptuous natural histories' from Annals of Science, 34 (1977), correspondence with Keith Grant including photocopied articles, photocopy of 'Paul Klee and the Inner Truth to Nature',
/62. index cards with notes from various journals,
/63. ms. research notes and photocopied articles ('Surrealist persona: Max Ernst's Loplop, superior of birds', section from 'Art and Photography', 'Germany: The New Photography 1927-33', article on Paul Klee and Joseph Beuys in 'Kunst-Bulletin), photocopied draft of exhibition text, proposed layout of exhibition rooms,
/64. definitive list as at 21 Dec 1983, ts. description of exhibition, internal memos between Douglas Hall and Colin Thomson re difficulties with exhibition plans, list of works in sections with ms. comments, copy of list for Robert Rosenblum, ts. of outline of exhibition
/65. ts. of new opening hang room-by-room, catalogue forms arranged alphabetically by artist (with some photocopied material), photograph of Henry Moore sculpture on Inverleith House lawn, set of xerox copies of figs. A-M, catalogue forms not on final list, ms. list of GMA works for Creation, definitive list as at 21 Dec 1983 with ms. comments,
/66. ts. list of colour plates, ms. list of black and white images, definitive list as at 19th March 1984 with notes on copyright, figure captions for Mundy essay (ms. and ts.), ts. of all catalogue texts with ms. annotations,
/67. captions for photographs, ts. index of artists, index of lenders, list of photographic acknowledgements, text for catalogue,
/68. lending forms arranged by location (Paris, Switzerland, Holland and Belgium, Denmark and Norway, London, UK, USA)
/69. hardcover notebook of condition notes with some added sheets, photocopied set of ms. condition notes, documentation and correspondence re private insurance for certain works,
/70. V & A copy prints with ms. catalogue entry details
/71. photographs of works (multiple copies of some), letter of permission to reproduce works from Guggenheim Museum Collection,
/72. application form for Gala Opening Party, photographs and negatives of introduction boards to sections of exhibition, Arts Council exhibition information form, correspondence with Edinburgh Festival Office re omission of IBM from Creation advert, correspondence with Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh re decision not to send exhibition of master paintings to 1985 Festival, lists of works with insurance values arranged according to location (Switzerland and Scandinavia), miscellaneous notes re photographic costs, statement of costs of exhibition prepared in March 1985 with covering note, photocopies of travel invoices, ms. notes on return of works, Wingate & Johnston collection and delivery notes, letter from Tate Gallery confirming loans to Creation and long-term loans to be displayed with permanent collection, loan receipt forms, statements from Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Whitney Museum of American Art, Nolde Foundatuion, Seebull, Guggenheim, Centre Pompidou, miscellaneous correspondence, photograph of opening ceremony with staff waiting to release banners, photographs of works
/73. photographic section catalogue sheets and entries for Mike Weaver essay
/74. transparencies of works
/75. photographs and transparencies of works, British Museum Photographs order form,
/76. photographs of works,
/77. contact sheets of photographs taken at opening events, ticket for Gala evening |