Inscription: Inscribed (bottom): DESIGN FOR A LIBRARY IN A GLASGOW HOUSE, CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH ARCHITECT, THIS DRAWING SHEWS FOUR SIDES ROOM
[Anthony d'Offay, London, until 1981; sold to MMA]
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Architecture on Paper: A Decade of Acquisitions," September 8, 1988–February 5, 1989, unnumbered cat.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Modern Design: 1890–1990," April 21–November 22, 1992, no catalogue.
Glasgow Museums, McLellan Galleries. "Charles Rennie Mackintosh," May 25–September 30, 1996, no. 29 (as "Design for a Library in a Glasgow House. Four Wall Elevations," ca. 1894–95).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Charles Rennie Mackintosh," November 19, 1996–February 16, 1997, no. 29.
Art Institute of Chicago. "Charles Rennie Mackintosh," March 29–June 22, 1997, no. 29.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "Charles Rennie Mackintosh," August 3–October 12, 1997, no. 29.
R. Craig Miller. Modern Design in The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1890–1990. New York, 1990, ill. pp. 60–62 (color), calls it "Four Elevations for a Library".
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1868–1928 London)
1908
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