Arts and Crafts Essays : by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society

Contributor:

Morris, William, 1834-1896

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Arts and Crafts Essays" by the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society is a collection of essays focused on the themes of design and craftsmanship, likely written in the late 19th century. The essays address various aspects of the Arts and Crafts movement, advocating for a revival of decorative art and emphasizing the importance of integrating beauty into everyday objects. Key figures in the movement, including William Morris, contribute to the discussions, reflecting on the aesthetic principles and practicalities of crafting functional art. The opening of this work features a preface by William Morris, wherein he discusses the decline of beauty in modern art and life, indicating a need for a revival of genuine craftsmanship. He critiques the prevalent industrial practices that prioritize efficiency over artistic integrity, while outlining the challenges faced by artisans in a commercialized society. Morris emphasizes the importance of recognizing and promoting the unique contributions of individual craftspeople to enhance the aesthetic quality of functional items, which sets the tone for the subsequent essays that explore specific crafts like textiles, metalwork, and furniture design. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Of the revival of design and handicraft, with notes on the work of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society / Walter Crane

Textiles / William Morris

Of decorative painting and design / Walter Crane

Of wall papers / Walter Crane

Fictiles / G.T. Robinson

Metal work / W.A.S. Benson

Stone and wood carving / Somers Clarke

Furniture / Stephen Webb

Stained glass / Somers Clarke

Table glass / Somers Clarke

Printing / William Morris and Emery Walker

Bookbinding / T.J. Cobden-Sanderson

Of mural painting / F. Madox Brown

Of sgraffito work / Heywood Sumner

Of stucco and gesso / G.T. Robinson

Of cast iron / W.R. Lethaby

Of dyeing as an art / William Morris

Of embroidery / May Morris

Of lace / Alan S. Cole

Of book illustration and book decoration / Reginald Blomfield

Of designs and working drawings / Lewis F. Day

Furniture and the room / Edward S. Prior

Of the room and furniture / Halsey Ricardo

The English tradition / Reginald Blomfield

Carpenters' furniture / W.R. Lethaby

Of decorated furniture / J.H. Pollen

Of carving / Stephen Webb

Intarsia and inlaid wood-work / T.G. Jackson

Woods and other materials / Stephen Webb

Of modern embroidery / Mary E. Turner

Of materials / May Morris

Colour / May Morris

Stitches and mechanism / Alan S. Cole

Design / John D. Sedding

On designing for the art of embroidery / Selwyn Image.

Credits:

Produced by Chris Curnow, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 51.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2011-05-29