Robin Brooks The Immortals

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Afternoon Play: The Immortals Thu 13th May 1999, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Robin Brooks Charles Rennie Mackintosh is one of the greatest architects and designers Scotland has produced. Much of his early inspiration came from a collaborative group of artists and lovers for whom immortality was the ultimate goal. But art and love rarely last forever. Director Clive Brill   Charles Rennie Mackintosh:…..Kevin McMonagle Herbert McNair:….Gary Bakewell John Keppie:…..Hugh Ross Jessie Keppie:…..Ashley Jensen Honeyman:…..Stuart McGugan Margaret Macdonald:….Stella Gonet Frances Macdonald:……Emily Bruni By the end of the 19th century Glasgow School of Art was one of the leading art academies in Europe and after early success in the fine arts, the late 1890s saw Glasgow’s reputation in architecture and the decorative arts reach an all time high. At the very heart of this success was a talented young architect and designer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh whose reputation was to quickly spread beyond his native city and who, over a century later, is still regarded as the father of Glasgow Style.   [ crmsociety.com ]

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