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William Morris: Words & Wisdom
William Morris
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Paperback. Born in London in 1834, William Morris was a radical thinker whose democratic vision for society and art has continued to influence designers, artists and writers to this day, long after his death in 1896. This book reveals and explores his passionately held view that beautiful, functional design should be accessible to all. Illustrator(s): Morris, William. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ACV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418.
Born in London in 1834, William Morris was a radical thinker whose democratic vision for society and art has continued to influence designers, artists and writersto this day, long after his death in 1896. He was a gifted poet, architect, painter, writer and textile designer, who also founded the Kelmscott Press, the most famous of the Arts and Crafts private presses. Morris’s ideas later came to influence the Garden City movement, as well as numerous artists and craftspeople, who sought to negotiate a viable place within the modern world in the troubled years that followed the First World War. His ... Read more
Born in London in 1834, William Morris was a radical thinker whose democratic vision for society and art has continued to influence designers, artists and writersto this day, long after his death in 1896. He was a gifted poet, architect, painter, writer and textile designer, who also founded the Kelmscott Press, the most famous of the Arts and Crafts private presses. Morris’s ideas later came to influence the Garden City movement, as well as numerous artists and craftspeople, who sought to negotiate a viable place within the modern world in the troubled years that followed the First World War. His ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
National Portrait Gallery
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781855144941
SKU
V9781855144941
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Ref
99-15
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