Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macdonald, was influential on European design movements such as Art Nouveau and Secessionism and praised by great modernists such as Josef Hoffmann.
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- Born in
- Glasgow
- Educated at
- Glasgow School of ArtAllan Glen's School
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1868
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Birth1928
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