Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s birth (1868-1928), this exhibition presented the most comprehensive showing of the Glasgow Style ever assembled in the United States.
Co-organized by Glasgow Museums and the American Federation of Arts, Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style introduced audiences to some of the most iconic works by the architect, designer, and artist. The wide-ranging exhibition was on show at:
The exhibition featured bold graphic designs for posters, high-backed chairs for Glasgow’s tearooms, striking textile and interior designs, and some of the intricate watercolours painted by Mackintosh in the last years of his life. Items included:
- Gaillardia (illustration), 1914
Item: MC/G/14 - see this in our catalogue › - Daisy (illustration), 1915
Item: MC/G/15 - see this in our catalogue › - Cabbages in an Orchard (illustration), 1894
Item: MC/G/4 - see this in our catalogue › - 'Vanity' mirror, c1896
Item: MC/A/14 - see this in our catalogue › - Design for a Glasgow School of Art Club 'Programme', c1896
Item: MC/A/18 - see this in our catalogue › - Plate 9 Music Room with Piano & Fireplace from Portfolio of Prints, 1901
Item: MC/G/31B - see this in our catalogue › - Meister Der Innen-Kunst - Title Page from Portfolio of Prints, 1901
Item: MC/G/22B - see this in our catalogue › - Panel for the Rose Boudoir, Turin, 1902
Item: MC/F/101C - see this in our catalogue › - Stool for Willow Tea Rooms, 1903
Item: MC/F/44A - see this in our catalogue › - Design for the Dug-Out, Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow, 1917
Item: MC/G/49 - see this in our catalogue › - High-back chair with oval back rail, 1898
Item: MC/F/14C - see this in our catalogue › - A Pond (watercolour), 1894
Item: MC/A/3 - see this in our catalogue ›
