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Seminal Arts and Crafts house designed by Philip Webb for William Morris. The Friends of the Red House supply photographs and brief history.
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Red House The unique well in the south garden RED HOUSE Bexleyheath, Kent. The Home Of William Morris A tribute to Ted Doris Hollamby. Introduction Interiors Exterior Friends of Red House Link http www.friends-red-house.co.uk/ In 1952 Ted and Doris Hollamby moved into...A biography by Meg Wise-Lawrence.
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William Morris I long to keep the world from narrowing on me, and to look at things bigly kindly William Morris) William Morris, one of the most brilliant and innovative progenitors of modern graphic design, was born at Elm House, the family...Biography and selected images from Hearts-Ease.
http://www.hearts-ease.org/gallery/pre-raph/morris/index.html
Notes on William Morris, especially relating to his activities as an artist and illustrator and his relations with the arts and crafts and with the Pre-Raphaelites. From Bob Speel.
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William Morris (1834-1896) Famous as the founder of the Arts and Crafts Movement. He was born in Walthamstow, then a village, and moved to a grand residence there called Water House at the age of 14 this has since become the William Morris...Pictures of all the artist's works are available on this page. From 'Orazio Centaro's Art Images on the Web'.
http://www.ocaiw.com/morris.htm
Article on Morris by Laurence Arnold. Includes Morris texts and graphics, a comprehensive list of Morris books (from Amazon) and a William Morris discussion group.
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I have always had a love of medieval churches, and in the year before I went up to University, I decided to take that a step further by studying the Gothic Revival. I read all the original texts: Contrasts by...A collection of art and fonts based on the designs of legendary Art Nouveau designer William Morris. From Ragnarok Press.
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William Morris Art Type Morris was one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement and closely involved with the Pre-Raphaelite artists of the mid-19th century. His ideal of integrating art, literature and graphic design inspired a generation of artists like Rossetti, Burne-Jones,...Contains William Morris' political writings as well as artist's biography and a collection of photographs.
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The William Morris Internet Archive Works Journalism Chronology Marxists Internet Archive...Description of William Morris' work in Cotswold with examples of stained glass windows.
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The Cotswold HyperGuide William Morris Morris was a man of enormous talent and industry who is remembered as a poet, an artist, a designer, a businessman and a socialist reformer. While at Oxford University he met a circle of artists which became known (and famous)...The Red House in Bexley, England. Designed by Philip Webb for William Morris. Includes photographs, bibliography, visitor information with online booking, and Friends of the Red House membership information.
http://friends-red-house.co.uk/
Biography from Spartacus Educational about the life and work of William Morris. Covers his Arts and Crafts work, and his Socialist reforms ideas.
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William Morris After successfully investing in a copper mine, William's father was able to purchase Woodford Hall, a large estate on the edge of Epping Forest, in 1840. Morris was educated at Marborough and Exeter College, Oxford. At university Morris met Edward...Morris under the influence of John Ruskin developed into a socialist, and environmentalist, while at the same time he built a furniture and household goods company that was firmly entrenched in Victorian England. His decorative art and furniture design is still prized today. From History Today.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0...1373/n5_v46/18275725/print.jhtml
Article from the University of Toledo about the birth of the arts and crafts movement, whose primary proponents were William Morris and Jogn Ruskin.
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The Roots of Arts and Crafts Its primary proponents were John Ruskin (1819-1900) and William Morris who is pictured at right (1834-1896 Ruskin, its philosophical leader, was the most influential of all Victorian writers on the arts and a member of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. The Pre-Raphaelites...Images selected from the National Monuments Record to commemorate the centenary of William Morris's death in 1896. They include views of some of the houses inhabited by Morris and his family as well as images of work produced by Morris and Company. With notes on the pictures.
http://www.english-heritage.org....2C191%2C4997%26searchtype%3Dsite
ArtMagick's Pre-Raphaelite Collection: biography with several examples of his works.
http://www.artmagick.com/artists/morris.aspx
Biography of the English poet, artist, and socialist reformer, from Microsoft Encarta.
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MSN Encarta William Morris Spend less time searching and more time learning.Learn moreTasksFind in this articlePrint PreviewRelated ItemsMiddle AgesPoetrymore Further ReadingSearch for books and more related to Morris, WilliamEncarta SearchSearch Encarta about Morris, WilliamAdvertisementMorris, WilliamEncyclopedia ArticleMultimedia6 itemsMorris, William (1834-96 English poet, artist, and socialist...Company founded as a direct result of the design, decoration, and furnishing of the Morris's new home, Red House (situated in what is now a South London suburb) by a group including Morris himself and a number of his friends and associates. From The Victorian Web.
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Morris Co. Co as a direct result of the design, decoration, and furnishing of the Morris's new home, Red House (situated in what is now a South London suburb) by a group including Morris himself and a number of his friends and...A short piece from the Victorian Web by George P. Landow, Professor of English and Art History, Brown University.
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Religion in Willam Morris's Work University ike many major Victorian writers, including Carlyle, Ruskin, the Brownings, and Eliot, Morris grew up in an evangelical household, and like them, he abandoned his belief. However, unlike so many others with an evangelical heritage, Morris seems to have...Biography from The Victorian Web by David Cody, associate professor of English, Hartwick College.
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William Morris: A Brief Biography Walthamstow in those days was a village above the Lea Valley, on the edge of Epping forest, but comfortably close to Lonmdon. He was the third of nine children (and the oldest son) of William and Emma Shelton Morris. His...