"William Morris Designer" Book 1934 Crow, Gerald H.

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CROW, Gerald H.

[120] pp.

The Studio Ltd.

1934

11 1/2" x 8 3/8"

The special winter number

William Morris … Read more CROW, Gerald H.

[120] pp.

The Studio Ltd.

1934

11 1/2" x 8 3/8"

The special winter number

William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he helped win acceptance of socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain.

A smart first edition of this illustrated special Winter edition of The Studio magazine, with a focus on English designer William Morris. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-eight monotone images, including the frontispiece, and four colour plates. Collated complete. A special Winter edition of The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art, an illustrated fine arts and decorative arts magazine published in London from 1893 until 1964. This edition focuses on William Morris, an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. With chapters on the making of a romantic altruist, kinship with failure, and the palace of art, amongst others. Written by Gerald H. Crow, a British journalist and art historian. Edited by Charles Holme, an English journalist and art critic who was the founding editor of The Studio See less