1999 WILLIAM MORRIS EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES 7 June-30 July 1999 John Ruskin: A Centenary Exhibition Exhibition at Houghton Library, Harvard University. Manuscripts, books, drawings, and memorabilia relating to Morris's mentor. Includes items from the collection of R. Dyke Benjamin. Contact: Peter Accardo, Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, Tel. (617) 495-2509. 10-12 September 1999 The Arts of the British 1890s Conference in Washington, DC, a collaboration by the Feeer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, the Georgetown University English Department, and the National Gallery of Art, in association with theWilliam Morris Society nd the Eighteen Nineties Society. Includes keynote address by Merlin Holland, a lecture by Linda Zatlin, panels of papers, and related events. A call for papers was issued. Contact: Mark Samuels Lasner, William Morris Society in the US, P. O. Box 53263, Washington, DC 20009, Biblio@aol.com. 17 September to 5 December 1999 Elegance and Opulence: Art of the Gilded Age Exhibition at Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT. Pre-Raphaelite, Orientalist, Salon, and Symbolist paintings and drawings from a private collection. 29 September 1999, 6.30pm Kelmscott: William Morris and the Private Press Lecture by Frank Feisenstein, Yeshiva University, at the Museum of Early Textiles, Madison, NJ. 9 October 1999 to 23 January 2000 The Tile Club and the Aesthetic Movement in America (1877-1887) Exhibition at the Museums of Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY. Focuses on fine and decorative arts produced by members of the Tile Club, a group of New York artists which included Winslow Homer and Edwin Austen Abbey. Travels to the Lyman Allen Art Museum (New London, CT) and The Frick Museum of Art (Pittsburgh, PA). Contact: (516) 751-0066, www.museumsatstonybrook.org. 7 October 1999 to 1 August 2000 Leading "The Simple Life": The Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain, 1880-1910 Exhibition at The Wolfsonian, Miami, FL. Major show of holdings from The Wolfsonian's collections, includes objects by William Morris and his associates, contemporaries, and followers. Lectures and related programs. Contact: The Wolfsonian, Florida International University, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami, FL 33139, Tel. (305) 531-1001. 27-30 December 1999 Morris Society Events at the Modern Language Association Annual Convention Chicago, IL. Two sessions of papers, a visit to the Glessner House, and a social party. Click here for 2000 events. HOME · NEW · EVENTS · NEWSLETTER · SITE ARCHIVE · ABOUT THE SOCIETY MORRIS' LIFE AND WORKS · PRODUCTS · LINKS · SITE MAP · CONTACT US LAST UPDATE 4 JAN 2001 · PLEASE REPORT BROKEN LINKS TO WEBMASTER@MORRISSOCIETY.ORG