Description:Charles Hodge Mackie , R.S.A., R.S.W. (1862 - 1920) was well-connected in artistic circles. In France, he met Gauguin, Vuillard and the Nabis; he was a close friend of E.A. Hornel; and he taught Laura Knight how to lay out her palette – some of the ‘people’ by whom he was influenced and whom he, in turn, helped. In terms of ‘places’, his art and life are associated with a variety of locations, including Kirkcudbright, Staithes, Paris, Normandy, Italy, and Venice and its piazzas.In Edinburgh, where his studio was located, he made a significant contribution to the city’s artistic and social life, as a founder member and chairman of the Society of Scottish Artists, as well as carrying out mural commissions for Patrick Geddes. He also worked in an impressive range of media: oils, watercolours, murals, woodblock prints, tooled leather and sculpture. The first publication to examine Mackie in depth:- Makes use of new research, bringing many archival and unpublished sources to public view for the first time. These include the Patrick Geddes archive at the University of Strathclyde; Broughton House letters; SSA records in the City Archives; letters in the University of Edinburgh Special Collections; family papers in the National Library of Scotland; records in the Scottish Arts Club; and, family photographs and correspondence located in Australia.-Lavishly illustrated, with work held in public collections, such as the City Art Centre in Edinburgh and Perth Art Gallery, and many works from private collections.- The City Art Centre, Edinburgh will host a Memorial Exhibition in 2020 to mark 100 years since Mackie’s death. This will be the first major Mackie Exhibition since his last Memorial Exhibition in 1921.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People, Places & Piazzas: The Life & Art of Charles H. Mackie. To get started finding People, Places & Piazzas: The Life & Art of Charles H. Mackie, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
176
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Sansom & Co
Release
2016
ISBN
1908326913
People, Places & Piazzas: The Life & Art of Charles H. Mackie
Description: Charles Hodge Mackie , R.S.A., R.S.W. (1862 - 1920) was well-connected in artistic circles. In France, he met Gauguin, Vuillard and the Nabis; he was a close friend of E.A. Hornel; and he taught Laura Knight how to lay out her palette – some of the ‘people’ by whom he was influenced and whom he, in turn, helped. In terms of ‘places’, his art and life are associated with a variety of locations, including Kirkcudbright, Staithes, Paris, Normandy, Italy, and Venice and its piazzas.In Edinburgh, where his studio was located, he made a significant contribution to the city’s artistic and social life, as a founder member and chairman of the Society of Scottish Artists, as well as carrying out mural commissions for Patrick Geddes. He also worked in an impressive range of media: oils, watercolours, murals, woodblock prints, tooled leather and sculpture. The first publication to examine Mackie in depth:- Makes use of new research, bringing many archival and unpublished sources to public view for the first time. These include the Patrick Geddes archive at the University of Strathclyde; Broughton House letters; SSA records in the City Archives; letters in the University of Edinburgh Special Collections; family papers in the National Library of Scotland; records in the Scottish Arts Club; and, family photographs and correspondence located in Australia.-Lavishly illustrated, with work held in public collections, such as the City Art Centre in Edinburgh and Perth Art Gallery, and many works from private collections.- The City Art Centre, Edinburgh will host a Memorial Exhibition in 2020 to mark 100 years since Mackie’s death. This will be the first major Mackie Exhibition since his last Memorial Exhibition in 1921.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People, Places & Piazzas: The Life & Art of Charles H. Mackie. To get started finding People, Places & Piazzas: The Life & Art of Charles H. Mackie, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.