GLASGOW has always been a city that appreciates good art.
But there’s no need to leave it hanging in galleries until people fancy getting a bit of culture.
In this photograph, taken in 1955, art has come out to find some new fans, rather than the other way around.
The scene is Craig’s restaurant, which used to be based in Gordon Street. As you can probably tell, the picture was taken in the restaurant’s smoking room, a civilised touch, condsidering those were the days when everyone smoked everywhere, all the time.
But through the smoke, we can see that the walls are hung with exhibits from 24 members of the Glasgow Art Club, in a scheme designed to appeal to those who would not normally visit a gallery. And that meant mainstream sibjects, still life and landscapes. Nothing too experimental or likely to put a chap off his coffee and cigarettes...
1950: This bustling river scene was taken in 1950, from the King George V Bridge at Broomielaw, when the Clyde was a busy waterway full of pleasure crafts such as the Duchess of Montrose, left
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