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Graham MacIndoe Photography Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-2067

Scope and Contents

Portfolio of 155 archival prints of photographs relating to Edinburgh taken by Graham MacIndoe in the 1980s, and consisting of four different series:

  1. Coal Yard;
  2. Powderhall and Bookies;
  3. Edinburgh College of Art and Student Protests;
  4. Images of the City of Edinburgh.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980s

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by Graham MacIndoe.

Biographical / Historical

Graham MacIndoe was born in Broxburn, Scotland in 1963. In the 1980s, he lived in Edinburgh and studied painting at Edinburgh College of Art.

Full biography available on his own website: https://www.grahammacindoe.com [external link, accessed 30/07/2025].

Full Extent

0.5 linear metre (1 box) : 155 archival photographic prints and 155 digital photographs.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in June 2022. Selection of four different series made by Daryl Green, Kirsty Stewart, Norman Rodger, and Grant Buttars. Accession no. SC-Acc-2022-0074.

Existence and Location of Copies

The creator has also given hi-resolution (Hasselblad drum scans) digital images of each print (tiff format, in the range of 300mb per file).

Processing Information

Catalogued by Aline Brodin in May 2025, with assistance from Phoebe Kirkland, using metadata supplied by the author.

Title
Graham MacIndoe Photography Collection, 1980s
Author
Aline Brodin
Date
May 2025
Description rules
Isad(g)2
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379