Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was an architect and designer of the Art Nouveau in Scotland. Mackintosh was born in Glasgow in 1868 where he was apprenticed to an architect and attended evening art classes. At this time he met Margaret MacDonald, Frances MacDonald, and Herbert McNair. This group became known as "The Four". They exhibited in Glasgow, London, and Vienna; these exhibitions being the ones which earned Mackintosh his reputation.
Mackintosh formed a firm of architects in 1889. Here he developed his own style of design. His style consisted of a contrast between strong right angles and floral-inspired decorative motifs with subtle curves.
Glasgow School of Art (1897-1909)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art is what earned his international reputation. Other works of Macintosh include:
North elevation of GSA's Mackintosh buildingHill House, Helensburgh (National Trust for Scotland)
House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
The Mackintosh House (Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow)
Queen's Cross church, Glasgow
Ruchill Church Hall, Glasgow
Holy Trinity Church, Bridge of Allan, Stirling
Scotland Street School, Glasgow
The Willow Rooms, also known as Miss Cranston's Tea Rooms
Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
Craigie Hall, Glasgow
Martyrs' Public School
The Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, Glasgow
Former Daily Record offices, Glasgow
Former The Herald offices in Mitchell Street
78 Derngate, Northampton (for Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke)
5 The Drive, Northampton (for Basset-Lowke's brother-in-law)
House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
The Mackintosh House (Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow)
Queen's Cross church, Glasgow
Ruchill Church Hall, Glasgow
Holy Trinity Church, Bridge of Allan, Stirling
Scotland Street School, Glasgow
The Willow Rooms, also known as Miss Cranston's Tea Rooms
Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
Craigie Hall, Glasgow
Martyrs' Public School
The Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, Glasgow
Former Daily Record offices, Glasgow
Former The Herald offices in Mitchell Street
78 Derngate, Northampton (for Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke)
5 The Drive, Northampton (for Basset-Lowke's brother-in-law)
Mackintosh also worked with metalwork, interior design, furniture and textiles. His work was not very successful outside of the UK and many of his ambitious designs were never built, so he later focused his work on watercolours. Mackintosh painted several landscapes and flower studies. His designs gained more popularity years after his death and his School of Art is regularly recognized by critics as one of the finest buildings in the UK.
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