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A Talk about the Rossetti’s Willowwood and the Mackintoshes
Mackintosh at the Willow, 215-217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Glasgow County G2 3EX
Sunday 6 Jul 2025
Sunday 6th July, 1.00pm-2.30pm£7 per person
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A Talk about the Rossetti’s Willowwood and the Mackintoshes
Have you been curious about the decoration of the Salon de Luxe?
In this talk Dr Robyne Calvert will discuss the inspiration behind the Salon de Luxe interiors, examining the source of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh’s gesso panel: Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Willowwood sonnets. The talk will also reveal how Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed Rossetti’s narrative throughout the room.
Dr Robyne Calvert, a cultural historian, teaches across the University of Glasgow’s College of Arts & Humanities. A Mackintosh expert, her book The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art (Yale University Press) won the 2024 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion for Architecture, sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain.
Part of The Dug Out: Sunday Afternoon Talks for the Public in 2025. Dig deeper into the inspirations and history surrounding the original Willow Tea Rooms building with our series of talks for the public. All talks are led by an expert in their field and include a chance to ask questions in one of our historical tea rooms.
To enquire further please contact obraid@nts.org.uk or telephone 0141 204 1903
For information on accessibility please visit www.mackintoshatthewillow.com/accessbility
In this talk Dr Robyne Calvert will discuss the inspiration behind the Salon de Luxe interiors, examining the source of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh’s gesso panel: Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Willowwood sonnets. The talk will also reveal how Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed Rossetti’s narrative throughout the room.
Dr Robyne Calvert, a cultural historian, teaches across the University of Glasgow’s College of Arts & Humanities. A Mackintosh expert, her book The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art (Yale University Press) won the 2024 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion for Architecture, sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain.
Part of The Dug Out: Sunday Afternoon Talks for the Public in 2025. Dig deeper into the inspirations and history surrounding the original Willow Tea Rooms building with our series of talks for the public. All talks are led by an expert in their field and include a chance to ask questions in one of our historical tea rooms.
To enquire further please contact obraid@nts.org.uk or telephone 0141 204 1903
For information on accessibility please visit www.mackintoshatthewillow.com/accessbility
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