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Born in 1920 in Cupar, Scotland. George Mackie is a Scottish book designer, painter and illustrator. He studied at Dundee College of Art from 1937-40 and at Edinburgh College of Art from 1946-48. A freelance graphic artist and painter, he designed books for Edinburgh University Press from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was Head of Design, Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen from 1958–80. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Letter from a Gentleman, 1967. Edinburgh University Press, UK
1967
1967
The Tyrannous Reign of Mary Stewart, 1978, Edinburgh University Press, UK
1978
1978
Italian Romantic Libretto, 1984. Edinburgh University Press, UK
1984
1984
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Courtesy of George Mackie, London Review of books
Courtesy of George Mackie, London Review of books