Howarth Collection: Mackintosh Graphic Work
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie; Macdonald, Margaret
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Date
1893-1903Description
Book Plate: John Edwards; "Omne Bonum Dei Donum"; Pencil, 5 1/2 x 7 1/4"; S., Margaret Macdonald; inv. and debt.; (1896); Part of the Dr. Thomas Howarth collection, sold at Christies, Feb. 17, 1994. "Thomas Howarth, professor, architectural historian, collector (b in England 1914, d at Toronto 21 July 2000). Howarth reawakened interest in the great Scottish architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928), through articles, a comprehensive monograph, exhibitions, and lifelong advocacy and collecting. A prescient collector of Mackintosh's work, Howarth amassed a huge and varied collection." Source: Canadian Encyclopedia; http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ (accessed 2/14/2008)
Type of Work
watercolor (painting); drawing (visual work)Subject
commercial and industrial design, decorative arts, Art Nouveau
Rights
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