William Morris / edited by Linda Parry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Parry, Linda, editor.

Victoria and Albert Museum, host institution.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morris, William, 1834-1896--Exhibitions.

Morris, William.

Morris, William, 1834-1896.

Design--Great Britain--History--19th century--Exhibitions.

Design.

Arts and crafts movement--Great Britain--Exhibitions.

Arts and crafts movement.

History.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

History.

Dust jackets (Binding)

Illustrated works.

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

384 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., publishers, 1996.

Summary:

William Morris was one of the most influencial designers of the 19th century, and his appeal remains strong today. Many of his wallpaper, carpet, and textile patterns are still in production. Now, the life and work of this pioneer of the British Arts and Crafts Movement is fully analyzed for the first time in the most complete and multifaceted look at Morris ever published. 565 illustrations, 394 in color.

Contents:

A. Introduction / Linda Parry

B. The designer / Fiona MacCarthy

C. The writer / Peter Faulkner

D. The businessman / Charles Harvey and Jon Press

E. The political activist / Nicholas Salmon

F. The conservationist / Chris Miele

G. Painting / Ray Watkinson

H. Church decoration and stained glass / Martin Harrison

I. Domestic decoration / Linda Parry

J. Furniture / Frances Collard

K. Tiles and tableware / Jennifer Hawkins Opie

L. Wallpaper / Lesley Hoskins

M. Textiles / Linda Parry

N. Calligraphy / John Nash

O. The Kelmscott Press / John Dreyfus

P. The Morris who reads us / Norman Kelvin

Q. Morris in context / Clive Wainwright

R. Morris after Morris / Paul Greenhalgh

List of Morris objects in the Victoria and Albert Museum / Edited by Howard Batho.

Notes:

"Published to coincide with the exhibition William Morris, 1834-1896, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 9 May-1 September, 1996"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-377) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2013.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has review of this work by Adrian Higgins (Philadelphia Inquirer, 12 January 1997, page E22) laid in.

ISBN:

0810942828

9780810942820

OCLC:

33899041