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M332 Design for a war memorial in a public place

Date: 1915–16 ?
Client: Patrick Geddes?
Authorship:

(Mackintosh)

1915: 12–31 July: Summer Meeting held at King's College, London, co-organised by Patrick Geddes. 1 Mackintosh is given temporary work by Geddes, which involves drawing unspecified plans and elevations. 2
5 August: Mackintosh writes to William Davidson that he has been attending Geddes's lectures and expects to stay with him until the end of the month. 3

Notes:

1: Glasgow, Strathclyde University Archives: T-GED 3/12/18.

2: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow: letter from Philip Mairet to Murray Grigor, 2 March 1967, GLAHA 52373.

3: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow: letter from Mackintosh to William Davidson, 5 August 1915, GLAHA 52538 and GLAHA 52536.

'Mackintosh Architecture' led by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council; with additional support from The Monument Trust, The Pilgrim Trust, and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; and collaborative input from Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.