Quercus Books, 2022 Author: Suzanne Fagence Cooper From the publisher's website: William Morris – poet, designer, campaigner, hero of the Arts & Crafts movement – was a giant of the Victorian age, and his beautiful creations and provocative philosophies are still...
First published in 1996, the original edition of this book accompanied the Victoria and Albert Museum’s landmark exhibition, William Morris 1834-1896, the most comprehensive and ambitious exhibition ever mounted on the designer’s life and work. Revised, updated, and substantially expanded, this lavish volume explores the balance between Morris’s various spheres of activity, placing his art in the context of its time and examining his legacy.
Lund Humphries, 2020 Author: Alec Hamilton Read review by Imogen Hart. From the publisher's website: This comprehensive overview provides the first detailed account of the phenomenon of the Arts & Crafts church, examining more than 200 of the finest examples,...
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.
Princeton University Press, 2018 Author: Michael Robertson This recent book by William Morris Society US board member Michael Robertson is an "entertaining story of four utopian writers—Edward Bellamy, William Morris, Edward Carpenter, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman—and...
Thames & Hudson, 2019 Author: Rowan Bain From the publisher's website: "This beautifully designed, accessibly priced gift book offers a wealth of designs by Morris where flowers are the principal motif. The text traces the origins of Morris’s flower-based designs:...
Routledge, 2021 Editor: Florence S. Boos From the publisher's website: This Companion draws together historical and critical responses to the impressive range of Morris’s multi-faceted life and activities: his homes, travels, family, business practices, decorative...
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2019 Editors: Jason D. Martinek And Elizabeth Carolyn Miller From the publisher's website: A prolific artist, writer, designer, and political activist, William Morris remains remarkably powerful and relevant today. But how do you...