Red House, Bexley - Seminal Arts and Crafts house designed by Philip Webb for William Morris. The Friends of the Red House supply photographs and brief history.
William Morris Gallery - The only museum devoted to the art of England's best known designer includes internationally known collections illustrating Morris's life, work and influence.
William Morris - A biography by Meg Wise-Lawrence.
The William Morris Pages - Article on Morris by Laurence Arnold. Includes Morris texts and graphics, a comprehensive list of Morris books (from Amazon) and a William Morris discussion group.
William Morris Home Page - About the 19th century British craftsman, designer, writer, typographer, and Socialist. Events and publications, the William Morris Society, links and other materials.
William Morris Art and Type - A collection of art and fonts based on the designs of legendary Art Nouveau designer William Morris. From Ragnarok Press.
The William Morris Internet Archive - Contains William Morris' political writings as well as artist's biography and a collection of photographs.
The Cotswold HyperGuide - William Morris - Description of William Morris' work in Cotswold with examples of stained glass windows.
Home - Friends Red House - The Red House in Bexley, England. Designed by Philip Webb for William Morris. Includes photographs, bibliography, visitor information with online booking, and Friends of the Red House membership information.
Spartacus Educational: William Morris - Biography from Spartacus Educational about the life and work of William Morris. Covers his Arts and Crafts work, and his Socialist reforms ideas.
The Roots of Arts and Crafts - Article from the University of Toledo about the birth of the arts and crafts movement, whose primary proponents were William Morris and Jogn Ruskin.
Centenary of the Death of William Morris - English Heritage - Images selected from the National Monuments Record to commemorate the centenary of William Morris's death in 1896. They include views of some of the houses inhabited by Morris and his family as well as images of work produced by Morris and Company. With notes on the pictures.
MSN Learning & Research: William Morris (1834-96) - Biography of the English poet, artist, and socialist reformer, from Microsoft Encarta.
Morris and Co. - Company founded as a direct result of the design, decoration, and furnishing of the Morris's new home, Red House (situated in what is now a South London suburb) by a group including Morris himself and a number of his friends and associates. From The Victorian Web.
Religion in Willam Morris's Work - A short piece from the Victorian Web by George P. Landow, Professor of English and Art History, Brown University.
William Morris: A Brief Biography - Biography from The Victorian Web by David Cody, associate professor of English, Hartwick College.
William Morris (1834-96) - Notes on William Morris, especially relating to his activities as an artist and illustrator and his relations with the arts and crafts and with the Pre-Raphaelites. From Bob Speel.
William Morris - Art and Idealism - Victorian Values - Morris under the influence of John Ruskin developed into a socialist, and environmentalist, while at the same time he built a furniture and household goods company that was firmly entrenched in Victorian England. His decorative art and furniture design is still prized today. From History Today.
|