PORTAL: WILLIAM MORRIS AS VISUAL ARTIST
Introduction
This ARTIST portal is designed to introduce you to William Morris's visual designs, including book design, calligraphy, furniture, decorative arts, paintings, drawings, stained glass, tapestries, textiles, and wallpapers. Follow these steps for an introduction to William Morris as a visual artist:
- Start by reading Morris's biography to learn about his early training as an architect, and his life-long forays into many of the decorative and mechanical arts.
- Next, see examples of Morris's
- From there, read more about the various Places where Morris lived and created his works, including Red House, Kelmscott Manor, Merton Abbey, and Kelmscott House.
- Ready to learn more? Visit our bibliography of books about Morris.
- Ready to take an active role in promoting Morris's ideals of beauty in design and function, respect for the traces of the past, and social justice for all? Find out how to get involved as part of the William Morris Society!
Other Sides of William Morris
For more details about the other aspects of William Morris, see our other portals:
- LIFE: Learn who William Morris was, what he did, where he lived, who he knew, and why he's still relevant today.
- WRITING: Morris's literary output, including poetry and fiction.
- SOCIAL THOUGHT: Although it is properly a sub-set of Morris's writings, his ideas on Socialism form a distinct and important part of the impact he had on his own society (as well as on our own today).
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LAST UPDATE 2 FEB 2008
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