"Charles Rennie Mackintosh" Arts Society lecture by Rosalind Whyte

Tuesday 17th November, 2pm

Scottish architect, designer and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh is now a well-known name and a major draw for the tourist industry in Glasgow, with several of his buildings still existing, as well as his designs for Tea Rooms.

However, his work was not always so well received and, following some early success, which included his architectural masterpiece, the Glasgow School of Art, his prospects floundered.

In this lecture we track him from that early success in his native Glasgow, through the years of doubt and struggle, ultimately to the South of France where he enjoyed the last few years of his life travelling with his wife and collaborator Margaret and reinvented himself as a water colour painter.

With a wonderful array of beautifully designed buildings, furniture and interiors to enjoy along the way, we explore the life and work of this much loved artist and architect.

About your speaker 

Rosalind Whyte came to speak to Arts Society Wensleydale in April 2026 about Antony Gormley. She has a BA and MA from Goldsmith’s College, and an MA (distinction) from Birkbeck College. Rosalind is an experienced guide at Tate Britain, Tate Modern, the Royal Academy, and Greenwich. She lectures at the Tate, to independent art societies and also on cruises.