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William Morris (Victoria and Albert Museum) edited by Anna Mason
William Morris (Victoria and Albert Museum) edited by Anna Mason
William Morris (Victoria and Albert Museum) edited by Anna Mason
William Morris (Victoria and Albert Museum) edited by Anna Mason
William Morris (Victoria and Albert Museum) edited by Anna Mason
William Morris (Victoria and Albert Museum) edited by Anna Mason
William Morris (Victoria and Albert Museum) edited by Anna Mason
William Morris (Victoria and Albert Museum) edited by Anna Mason
William Morris (Victoria and Albert Museum) edited by Anna Mason
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William Morris’s interests were wide-ranging: he was a poet, writer, political and social activist, conservationist and businessman, as well as a brilliant and original designer and manufacturer. This book explores the balance between Morris’s various spheres of activity and influence, places his art in the context of its time and explores his ongoing and far-reaching legacy.

A pioneer of the Arts & Crafts Movement, William Morris (1834–1896) is one of the most influential designers of all time. Morris turned the tide of Victorian England against an increasingly industrialized manufacturing process towards a rediscovered respect for the skill of the maker. Morris’s whole approach still resonates today, and his designs are popular and much admired.

Published to mark the 125th anniversary of Morris’s death, this book includes contributions from a wide range of Morris experts, with chapters on painting, church decoration and stained glass, interior decoration, furniture, tiles and tableware, wallpaper, textiles, calligraphy and publishing. Additional materials include a contextualized chronology of Morris’s life and a list of public collections around the world where examples of Morris’s work may be seen today. This study is a comprehensive, fully illustrated exploration of a great thinker and artist, and essential reading for anyone interested in the history of design.

A Crafts Council Best Craft Book of the Year

Format: Hardback

Size: 28.0 x 23.5 cm

Extent: 432 pp

Illustrations: 668

Publication date: 2 November 2021

ISBN: 9780500480502