Charles Rennie Mackintosh : [published to accompany an exhibition by Glasgow Museums, Glasgow School of Art, and the Hunterian Museum and Art Galery, University of Glasgow ; Glasgow Museums, McLellan Galleries, May 25 - September 30, 1996 ; The Metropolit

Architect, Interior Designer, Furniture Designer, Painter, And Graphic Artist, Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) Was A Modern Renaissance Man. This Far-ranging Book By The Leading Scholars In The Field Offers New Information And Ideas About Many Aspects Of Mackintosh's Work: His Famous Tea Rooms, His Distinctive Furniture, And His Evocative Paintings. In Addition, Individual Chapters Are Devoted To His Two Most Remarkable Surviving Buildings, Glasgow School Of Art And The Hill Houseboth Illustrated With Specially Commissioned Color Photographs. The Authors Also Provide A Fresh And Thoughtful Look At Mackintosh's Context In Turn-of-the-century Glasgow And London While Revising Many Of The Myths That Have Long Obscured His Life And Career. His Extensive Collaboration With His Wife, Margaret Macdonald, And His Working Relationships With His Mentors And Patrons Receive Enlightening Scrutiny As Well. This Authoritative Volume - Which Accompanies A Major Retrospective With An International Tour, Organized By The Glasgow Museums - Also Contains An Extensive Chronology, A Cast Of Characters, A Selected Bibliography, And An Appendix Of The Mackintosh Buildings And Interiors That Are Still In Existence. Mackintosh And The City / Juliet Kinchin -- Glasgow School Of Art And The Glasgow Style / Daniel Robbins -- Collaboration Among The Four / Janice Helland -- The Glasgow Years / David Walker -- Glasgow School Of Art / Mark Girouard -- The Hill House / John Mckean -- The London Years / Gavin Stamp -- Living Fancy: Mackintosh Furniture And Interiors / Pat Kirkham -- The Tea Rooms: Art And Domesticity / Alan Crawford -- The Making Of A Painter / Pamla Robertson -- The Mackintosh Phenomenon / Alan Crawford. Edited By Wendy Kaplan. This Volume Was Published To Accompany An Exhibition By Glasgow Museums, Glasgow School Of Art, And The Hunterian Museum And Art Gallery, University Of Glasgow--t.p. Verso. Exhibition Held At The Glasgow Museums, Mclellan Galleries, May 25-sept. 30, 1996 And At Other Locations Through Oct. 12, 1997. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 347-348) And Index.