Yesterday, there was a private preview viewing and launch of this exhibition at GSA that I was delighted to attend. In attendance were Professor Bruce himself, and another of our conference speakers, Ian Johnston. Numerous other notable people were there, and I enjoyed meeting up with some of our forum members too.
Particular highlights for me were some photos of her original interiors from Bruce's collection that I had never seen before, and I was delighted to see my QE2 chair and Coffee table evident in many of the photos!
I loved seeing Bruce's hand-made waterline model, in paper and card. I've never liked waterline models because the interesting bits below the water are lost, but I suddenly got it last night - his model shows how she was meant to look - nobody ever saw below the water.
Attached are some photos to set the scene, but if you are in the West of Scotland, you need to make the effort to pop in for a viewing. The Reid building is pretty amazing too!
She really was a stunner when new.
