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Charles Rennie Mackintosh

This image shows the south elevation of the two-storey building. Various features are marked, such as parapet, balcony, cloak room, refectory and anatomy room (November 1910).

The artist and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) was born and educated in Glasgow, Scotland. He always intended to become an architect, and in 1884 entered the firm of John Hutchinson as an apprentice. At the same time, he started taking evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art. In 1889, he became a draughtsman in the prosperous firm of Honeyman & Keppie. Mackinstosh emerged as a leading figure on the Glasgow art scene as part of the "Art Nouveau" movement of the 1890s.

In 1896, a competition was held to design a new building for the Glasgow School of Art on a site on Renfrew Street. Honeyman & Keppie submitted a design from the hand of Mackintosh, which won the competition.

Mackintosh also designed Hill House in Helensburgh.

Image courtesy of The Drawn Evidence, produced by the University of Dundee with support gratefully acknowledged from RSLP.
Copyright Glasgow School of Art.

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