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Leadership Changes at the Society
The William Morris Society in the United States is saying farewell to President Michael Robertson, who is moving to London, where he will be an Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck College, University of London, while he completes his biography of William Morris. Former President Jane Carlin is serving as Interim President until Jude Nixon becomes President in early 2022.
New Membership Special Offer: Limited-Edition Letterpress Broadside
This fall, the William Morris Society in the United States is offering a special offer to new members: join now and receive a limited-edition, hand-printed letterpress broadside featuring a quote from William Morris's 1893 preface to Medieval Lore by Robert Steele:...
Book Review: Arts & Crafts Churches, Alec Hamilton
Reviewed by Imogen Hart. The Arts and Crafts movement elevated the ideal of a public decorative art. Church commissions provided opportunities to carry out ambitious, collaborative, communal artistic projects employing a range of materials. Alec Hamilton has published an invaluable new guide for anyone interested in exploring this important dimension of the Arts and Crafts movement. Hamilton’s accessible book offers a comprehensive study of more than 200 Arts and Crafts churches in England, Wales, and Scotland.
50th Anniversary Greetings from Around the World
2021 marks the 50th Anniversary of the William Morris Society in the United States. In May, fellow Morrissians sent greetings and congratulations from across the world as part of our event "Celebrating 50 Years of The William Morris Society in the United States." We...
International Kelmscott Press Day on Twitter
As well as all the great digital and in-person events, exhibitions, and publications on International Kelmscott Press Day this past weekend, we saw lots of great tweets about the Kelmscott Press. We collected them all in the Twitter moment you can visit below, and you...
International Kelmscott Press Day Schedule
On June 26th, 2021, The William Morris Society in the United States is celebrating International Kelmscott Press Day, commemorating the 130th anniversary of the founding of the Kelmscott Press and the 125th anniversary of the publication of the Press's edition of The...
Digital Event and Video: Monica Bowen “The Bittersweet Sensations of William Morris and Kehinde Wiley”
On April 28, 2021, Monica Bowen (Seattle University) presented her talk "The Bittersweet Sensations of William Morris and Kehinde Wiley" to a digital audience on Zoom. She explored the use of Morris & Co. designs which feature as the backgrounds of...
Digital Event and Video: Sarah Mead Leonard “Morris’s Imperial & Environmental Materials: A Study in Indigo”
On March 24th, 2021, Dr. Sarah Mead Leonard presented a talk titled "Morris's Imperial & Environmental Materials: A Study in Indigo" to a digital audience on Zoom. Dr. Leonard discussed the indigo used to create Morris's textiles. A question and answer...
Modern Language Association 2020
The William Morris Society US sponsored two sessions at the Modern Language Association Convention held in Seattle, WA, in January 2020. Our first session, “Re-evaluating the Pre-Raphaelites,” examined how in the past decade a number of exhibitions from Manchester to...
Archived Blog
News from Anywhere, 2008-2019
From 2008-2019, The William Morris Society maintained News from Anywhere, http://morrissociety.blogspot.com/. Visit the site to see past announcements and posts from Morris scholars.