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William Morris (1834-1896)

Aliases: William (1834) Morris

Professions: Painter; Commercial artist; Wood cutter

  • MORRIS, William (1834-1896) and the KELMSCOTT PRESS -- Geoffrey CHAUCER (?1340-1400). The

  • A MORRIS & CO HAND KNOTTED 'HAMMERSMITH' CARPET

  • Kelmscott Press - Chaucer

  • MORRIS, William (1834-1896). The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs.

William Morris Biography

(b Walthamstow [now in London], 24 March 1834; d London, 3 Oct 1896). English designer, writer and activist. His importance as both a designer and propagandist for the arts cannot easily be overestimated, and his influence has continued to be felt throughout the 20th century. He was a committed Socialist whose aim was that, as in the Middle Ages, art should be for the people and by the people, a view expressed in several of his writings. After abandoning his training as an architect, he studied painting among members of the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1861 he founded his own firm, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (from 1875 Morris & Co.), which produced stained glass, furniture, wallpaper and fabrics (see §3 below). Morris’s interests constantly led him into new activities such as his last enterprise, the Kelmscott Press (see §5 below). In 1950 his home at Walthamstow became the William Morris Gallery. The William Morris Society was founded in 1956, and it publishes a biannual journal and quarterly newsletter.

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  • Circle of William Morris (1834-1896) British. Head, William Morris, £0 View Details
  • BOOKS : THE ILLUSTRATED EXHIBITOR, 1852, vol 1 and, William Morris, £0 View Details

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  •                                         WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)                                        , William Morris, Click for value View Details
  • N/A  Geoffrey Chaucer. The Works ? Newly Imprinted. (Edited by F. S. Ellis). Hammersmith, 1896  Foli..., William Morris, Click for value View Details
  • 'Pigeon', An embroidered Portiere, William Morris, Click for value View Details
  • MORRIS, William (1834-1896).  <I>The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems</I>, London: Bell and, William Morris, Click for value View Details
  • MORRIS, William and the KELMSCOTT PRESS. <I>Two trial pages of the projected edition of Lord, William Morris, Click for value View Details
  • MORRIS, William (1834-1896). <I>A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott, William Morris, Click for value View Details

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