Description
Book SynopsisDelve into the world of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his Glasgow School of Art-trained contemporaries who forged a unique and distinct vision in both art and architecture at the end of the Victorian era. The
Glasgow Style is the name given to the work of a group of young designers and architects working in Glasgow from 1890–1914. At its centre were four young friends who had trained at Glasgow School of Art; two architects and two artists –
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Herbert MacNair, Margaret Macdonald and
Frances Macdonald – who were simply known by their friends and contemporaries as
‘The Four’. Their work was a
personal vision in the new international style of the 1890s,
Art Nouveau, and is perhaps best known for Mackintosh’s architecture and furniture. But at the root of this new style was a graphic language which all four shared.
Charles Rennie Mackintos
Table of Contents
Preface
1 Beginnings
2 Art School
3 Ghouls and Gaspipes
4 Collaborations
5 Art and Craft
6 Recognition
7 Partnerships
8 Turin and Beyond
9 Hardships
10 Solace
11 France
Epilogue
Select Bibliography
Abbreviations
Notes
Index
