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Eminent Victorian

Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2005 / November 6

He's an A-list Scottish icon, one of our most bankable cultural exports. Mention the name of Charles Rennie Mackintosh in emporiums from Manhattan to Mumbai and you'll be met by a smile of recognition. Those in charge of defining our national culture might spend millions on inventing the image of contemporary Scotland, but the truth is that, to the world as a whole, if you're after a contrast to haggis, kilts and Hogmanay, it is the designs of CR Mackintosh that sum up the concept of 'modern' Scotland.

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