William Morris And His Palace Of Art

Author : Tessa Wild
Publisher : Philip Wilson Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 1781300550

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William Morris and his Palace of Art by Tessa Wild Pdf

William Morris and his Palace of Art is a comprehensive new study of Red House, Bexleyheath; the only house commissioned by William Morris and the first independent architectural work of his close friend, Philip Webb. Morris moved in to Red House as an ebullient young man of 26, with an independent income and a head brimming with ideas and the persistent question of ‘how best to live? Red House, together with its Pre-Raphaelite garden, stands as the physical embodiment of his exuberant spirit, youthful ambition, passionate medievalism, creativity and great sense of possibility. For five intense years from 1860–5, it was a place of halcyon days – happy family life, loyal friendship, good humoured competition, and the jovial campaign of decorating; furnishing the house and designing the garden. Drawing on a wealth of new physical evidence, this book argues that Red House constitutes an ambitious and critical chapter in his design history. It will re-consider the inspiration it provided for the founding of ‘the Firm’ of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (later Morris & Co.), in 1861, and the vital collaboration of Webb, Burne-Jones, Rossetti and their intimate circle in realising Morris’s dream for his house.

Author : Aymer Vallance
Publisher : London : G. Bell
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Artists
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020003831

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William Morris, His Art, His Writings, and His Public Life by Aymer Vallance Pdf

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-23
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780486155449

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William Morris Full-Color Patterns and Designs by William Morris Pdf

Forty of the Victorian master's most famous designs for wallpapers, chintzes, velveteens, tapestries, tiles, carpets, and more. Reproduced from original color plates of The Art of William Morris.

Author : Marcus Waithe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781108832175

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The Cambridge Companion to William Morris by Marcus Waithe Pdf

A vibrant gathering of influential voices who have participated in the critical, political, and curatorial revival of William Morris's work.

Author : Jan Marsh
Publisher : National Trust Books
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1905400012

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William Morris & Red House by Jan Marsh Pdf

Red House occupies an extraordinary place in British architectural history. It was the first and only house that William Morris ever built. It was the first independent architectural commission from his friend, Philip Webb. The challenge of furnishing the house inspired Morris to found the design firm of Morris & Co. It had a great influence on the Arts & Crafts Movement. But it is also a house that captured William Morris's heart. He was only twenty-five when, in 1858 he decided to buy the site at Bexleyheath, just outside London, but in a rural Kentish setting. He had recently married Jane Burden, daughter of an Oxford ostler, whose particular beauty became inspiration for so much pre-Raphaelite art. With his young wife and his wealth he planned to produce a vision of earthly paradise at Red House. Rosetti described it as 'more a poem than a house', Morris called it 'our place of art', and when he was obliged to give it up for financial reasons in 1865, he resolved never to return. His biographer recorded that he could 'never set eyes on it again, confessing that the sight of it would be more than he could bear'. Red House was saved from an uncertain future in January 2003 by the National Trust, and has already opened its doors. Visitors will be able to see some of the original furnishings but many are now at Kelmscott Manor, the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, the Victoria & Albert Museum and other locations. This book, however, will provide both the story of Red House and a 'virtual tour' to enable the reader to see how the house looked and functioned when William Morris, his family and friends lived there.

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590699378

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Art and the beauty of the earth (a lecture). by William Morris Pdf

Author : Aymer Vallance
Publisher : New York : Dover Publications
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Artists
ISBN : MINN:31951000455854B

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The Art of William Morris by Aymer Vallance Pdf

Author : Aymer Vallance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:80004608

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William Morris by Aymer Vallance Pdf

Author : Louise Purbrick
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 071905592X

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The Great Exhibition of 1851 by Louise Purbrick Pdf

These essays expose how meaning has been produced around the Great Exhibition. It contains readings of the historical record of the exhibition, exploring the use of industrial knowledge & the contested definitions of nation & colony.

Author : Florence S. Boos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351859011

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The Routledge Companion to William Morris by Florence S. Boos Pdf

William Morris (1834–96) was an English poet, decorative artist, translator, romance writer, book designer, preservationist, socialist theorist, and political activist, whose admirers have been drawn to the sheer intensity of his artistic endeavors and efforts to live up to radical ideals of social justice. This Companion draws together historical and critical responses to the impressive range of Morris’s multi-faceted life and activities: his homes, travels, family, business practices, decorative artwork, poetry, fantasy romances, translations, political activism, eco-socialism, and book collecting and design. Each chapter provides valuable historical and literary background information, reviews relevant opinions on its subject from the late-nineteenth century to the present, and offers new approaches to important aspects of its topic. Morris’s eclectic methodology and the perennial relevance of his insights and practice make this an essential handbook for those interested in art history, poetry, translation, literature, book design, environmentalism, political activism, and Victorian and utopian studies.

Author : Aymer Vallance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:600687469

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William Morris by Aymer Vallance Pdf

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019709472

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The Art Of The People by William Morris Pdf

In this address, Morris speaks to his belief that art should be accessible to all people and not just the elite few. He argues for the importance of incorporating art into everyday life and making it a part of the work of the people. Morris's ideas were influential to the Arts and Crafts movement and continue to inspire artists and designers today. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Stephen Kite
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781350320680

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Shaping the Surface by Stephen Kite Pdf

Shaping the Surface explores the history of modern British architecture through the lens of surface, materiality and decoration. Picking up on a trait that art historian Nikolaus Pevsner first identified as a 'national mania for beautiful surface quality', this book makes a new contribution to architectural history and visual culture in its detailed examination of the surfaces of British architecture from the middle of the 19th century up to the turn of the 21st century. Tracing this continuing sensibility to surface all the way through to the modern era, it explores how and why surface and materiality have featured so heavily in recent architectural tradition, examining the history of British architecture through a selection of key cultural moments and movements from Romanticism and the Arts and Crafts, to Brutalism, High-Tech, Post-Modernism, Neo-Vernacular, and the New Materiality. Embedded within the narrative is the question of whether such national characters can exist in architecture at all – and indeed the extent to which it is possible to identify a British architectural consciousness in an architectural tradition characterised by its continuous importation of theories, ideas, materials and people from around the globe. Shaping the Surface provides a deep critique and meditation on the importance of surface and materiality for architects, designers, and historians everywhere - in Britain and beyond - while it also serves as a thematic introduction to modern British architectural history, with in-depth readings of the works of many key British architects, artists, and critics from Ruskin and William Morris to Alison and Peter Smithson, Eduardo Paolozzi, Richard Rogers and Caruso St John.

Author : Lucy Hartley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107184084

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Democratising Beauty in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Lucy Hartley Pdf

This book examines nineteenth-century interests in beauty, and considers whether these aesthetic pursuits were necessary to British public life.

Author : Stephen Basdeo
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526785930

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English Rebels and Revolutionaries by Stephen Basdeo Pdf

Throughout history brave Englishmen and women have never been afraid to rise up against their unjust rulers and demand their rights. Barely a century has gone by without England being witness to a major uprising against the government of the day, often resulting in a fundamental change to the constitution. This book is a collection of biographies, written by experts in their field, of the lives and deeds of famous English freedom fighters, rebels, and democrats who have had a major impact on history. Featured chapters include the history of Wat Tyler’s Rebellion, when an army of 50,000 people marched to London in 1381 to demand an end to serfdom and the hated poll tax. Alongside Wat Tyler in this pantheon of English revolutionaries is Jack Cade who in 1450 led an angry mob to London to protest against government corruption. There are three chapters on various aspects of the English Civil War, during which the English executed their king. Other rebel heroes featured include Thomas Paine, the great intellectual of the American and French Revolutions; Mary Wollstonecraft, author of The Rights of Woman; Henry Hunt, who, as well as the Chartists after him, campaigned for universal suffrage; William Morris, the visionary designer and socialist thinker; and finally the Suffragettes and Suffragists who fought for women’s voting rights.