Read Gall About It, a new exhibition which can be found in Glasgow’s Mitchell Library located in the city’s North Street, and runs until May 3. Opening hours are from 9am to 8pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 5pm, Friday and Saturday. Admission to the event is free.
The exhibition features the work of a legendary cartoonist from Rothesay, on the Isle of Bute, who kept many newspaper readers in Glasgow amused for almost half a century.
Willie Gall, who lived on the island for much of his life, but was born in Lanark, contributed some 9,000 cartoons to the Evening Times newspaper over 49 years, had the ability to spot the essence of the humour that was unique to Glasgow, and for making the locals laugh at themselves, and the best examples have been selected to appear in an exhibition being held at Glasgow’s famous Mitchell Library.
Many will no doubt be reminded of their favourite Gall’s Grin from the past.
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Re the Gall cartoon exhibition – does anyone know whether the cartoons were ever published in book form? How would I get access to examples of Gall’s work – I’m looking for a particular cartoon to help illustrate a piece I’m writing.
Thanks for any assistance anyone may be able to offer
Andy Crichton
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Good question.
Not seen anything online, and a fairly quick search came up empty.
I’d try contacting the library department that organises exhibitions there, they may have records who brought the Gall show, although it was 2008.
Good luck.
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Thanks for that
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