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TAC Virtual Travels: The Arts and Crafts Heritage of William and May Morris, August 2020 Bibliography Compiled by Ellin Klor, Textile Arts Council Board. ([email protected]) William Morris and Morris & Co. 1. Sites A. Standen House East Grinstead, (National Trust) https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/standen-house-and-garden/features/discover-the- house-and-collections-at-standen Arts and Crafts family home with Morris & Co. interiors, set in a beautiful hillside garden. Designed by Philip Webb, taking inspiration from the local Sussex vernacular, and furnished by Morris & Co., Standen was the Beales’ country retreat from 1894. 1. Heni Talks- “William Morris: Useful Beauty in the Home” https://henitalks.com/talks/william-morris-useful-beauty/ A combination exploration of William Morris and the origins of the Arts & Crafts movement and tour of Standen House as the focus by art historian Abigail Harrison Moore. a. Bio of Dr. Harrison Moore- https://theconversation.com/profiles/abigail- harrison-moore-121445 B. Kelmscott Manor, Lechlade - Managed by the London Society of Antiquaries. https://www.sal.org.uk/kelmscott-manor/ Closed through 2020 for restoration. C. Red House, Bexleyheath - (National Trust) https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/red-house/history-at-red-house When Morris and Webb designed Red House and eschewed all unnecessary decoration, instead choosing to champion utility of design, they gave expression to what would become known as the Arts and Crafts Movement. Morris’ work as both a designer and a socialist were intrinsically linked, as the creation of the Arts and Crafts Movement attests. D. William Morris Gallery - Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/ From 1848 to 1856, the house was the family home of William Morris (1834-1896), the designer, craftsman, writer, conservationist and socialist. Morris lived here with his widowed mother and his eight brothers and sisters from the age of fourteen until he was twenty-two. Now the only public gallery devoted to William Morris. 1 E. Wightwick Manor. Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8EE https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wightwick-manor-and-gardens/features/discover-the- manor-and-collections-at-wightwick It often surprises visitors that William Morris never came to the house, nor did his company formally design for it. Instead, all the wallpapers, fabric wall coverings and soft furnishings were bought through the Morris & Co shop or catalogue. Unlike the artwork, Morris & Co designs were included in the 1887 and 1893 buildings. However, they were much enhanced after the 1937 saving of the property, when Sir Geoffrey expanded the Manor's Morris collection (or 'Morrisania' as the National Trust's Historic Buildings secretary called it). This included sketches for Morris designs, as well as large items of furnishings, such as carpets and curtains. F. Wilson Museum. Cheltenham (Cotswolds) – Arts & Crafts Collection. https://www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk/collection/arts-and-crafts-movement-designers/ “The Wilson holds an internationally important Designated collection of the British Arts and Crafts Movement, inspired by William Morris, which spans the 1880s to about 1940. He developed its three guiding principles: honest, functional design, the use of natural forms in pattern, and the importance of creative, manual work. The movement began in London and other big cities but many designers moved to the countryside to live the simple life. The Cotswolds became the main rural centre for the Arts and Crafts from 1890.” Entries on May Morris & Wm Morris at Kelmscott Manor. 2. Organizations A. William Morris Society @Kelmscott House 1. Virtual tour https://williammorrissociety.org/virtual-tour/ 2. Online exhibition until Sept 13, 2020 https://williammorrissociety.org/event/highlights-from-the-william-morris-societys- collection/ 3. THE JOURNAL OF WILLIAM MORRIS STUDIES https://williammorrissociety.org/publications/journal/ The Journal of William Morris Studies (ISSN: 1756-1353) welcomes contributions on all subjects relating to the life and works of William Morris. Articles may therefore concern Morris’s own life and works, or those of his circle – as directly influenced by, or influencing, Morris himself and his interests – or the wider implications of Morris’s ideas in design, literature, printing, political thought and environmentalism. 4. Magazine of the William Morris Society https://williammorrissociety.org/publications/magazine/ A thrice-yearly, illustrated publication which lists exhibitions, publications, conferences, lectures and events which may hold resonance for those interested in one or all of Morris’s spheres of influence, be they art, literature, conservation, practical craft or the ethics and personalities of the Arts and Crafts Movement. It provides news of future Society events, reports on Society lectures and visits. Most importantly, it provides a forum for short articles and other contributions from the membership and an informal focus for the Society. B. William Morris Society in the U.S. http://www.morrissociety.org/morris/lifeArticlesJWMS.html 2 3. Books Arts & Crafts Exhibition Society. Arts and Crafts Essays (1893) Free download from Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36250 Buron, Melissa. Truth and Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Old Masters (2018) $90.00 Exhibit at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Byatt, A.S. Peacock & Vine: On William Morris and Mariano Fortuny (2016) $26.95 Ellis, Martin. Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement (2018) $65.00 Published in conjunction with a traveling exhibit sponsored by the American Federation of Arts Marsh, Jan. Pre-Raphaelite Sisters (2019) $50.00 Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London. McCarthy, Fiona. Anarchy & Beauty: William Morris and His Legacy, 1860–1960. (2014) List price: $50.00; Amazon: $22.95 Published to accompany an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London. _____. William Morris: A Life for Our Time (1995) Out of print, from $42.49 Morris, William. News from Nowhere (1890) Many editions including digital, from $.99 on iBooks. _____. William Morris By Himself: Designs and WritinGs (2004) Out of print, from $46.76 _____, ed. By Diane Waggoner. The Beauty of Life: William Morris and the Art of Design (2003) Out of print, from $14.95. Essays with emphasis on the Morris collection at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens and Morris’s influence in the United States Ormiston, Rosalind. William Morris: Artist Craftsman Pioneer (2019) $35.00 Orr, Lynn Federle. The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860-1900 (2012) Out of print, from $27.95. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Parry, Linda. William Morris Textiles (2013) $60.00 Thompson, E.P. William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary (2011) $8.99 on Kindle, book format $26.19 Recommended by FAMSF Textile curator Laura Camerlengo. Todd, Pamela. William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Home (pb. edition 2013) Out of print, from $31.40 Van der Post, Lucia. William Morris and Morris & Co. (2003) Out of print, from $7.20 Wild, Tessa. William Morris and his Palace of Art: Architecture, Interiors and Design at Red House (2018) $65.00 Wilhide, Elizabeth. William Morris: Decor and Design (1991) Out of print, from $17.52, $9.99 on Kindle 3 4. Video/Audio A. “Gardening with Silk and Gold Thread”: The Botanical Designs & Ecosocial Activism of William Morris by Holly Cecil http://www.morris.heronweb.ca/ on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/98246303 Five documentary shorts explore the life, textiles, and eco-social passions of the great Victorian polymath, William Morris. “Biography” video. B. V&A 1. “Conservation: William Morris, The Bullerswood Carpet” (3:58) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1PBuLqdh1Q 2. “Block-printing a William Morris wallpaper design” (2:59 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAy_imtiqVM In a process that can take up to 4 weeks, using 30 different blocks and 15 separate colours, this video recreates the painstaking process in reproducing a William Morris wallpaper design from 1874. C. Kelmscott Manor – “Married Life: William and Jane Morris” (Dorothy Wise) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHJgamkE3VU Dorothy Wise discusses the trials and triumphs of love between William and Jane Morris, and Jane's affair with Dante Gabriel Rossetti. D. Antiques TV – “Red House” (part one) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn1PHpfshok Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V12bcQIcIBU E. BBC Radio 4 “ 1. William Morris: In Our Time” https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b9w0vq 2. “British Socialism: The Grand Tour” Series 1: The Revolutionaries https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09rzmb6 F. BBC 1 – The Victorians – Living with William Morris” (1:35 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gxzmb G. Boxwood Productions, 2000 - ‘Topsy’ (57 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBRaNHh0oDGMQEco8La0L4CB46dS_M6Ru http://boxprod.co.uk/boxwood-topsy Art historian Douglas Skeggs takes up the life and times and work of William Morris, founder of the Arts and Crafts movement. YouTube Version is sketchy. H. Jessye Bloomfield. 1. “Jane Morris” (2:34 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CensfrvwfsE Jane Morris is one of the original designers and embroiderers of the Arts & Crafts Movement. A short intro to Jane Morris and her work, her collaborations with husband William Morris and daughter May Morris plus her modeling for Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti who would also develop an obsessive love for her. However, she was much more than a muse, she created iconic textile designs and embroideries for Morris & Co. 4 2. “Kelmscott House” (5:14 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JqzBCVWBy8 A short intro to Kelmscott House, the London home of William Morris and Jane Morris, icons of the Arts & Crafts movement. I. National Portrait Gallery – “Anarchy and Beauty: William Morris and His Legacy, 1860- 1960” (audio only) https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/anarchy-beauty-william-morris-and-his-legacy-1860- 1960/explore/audio-tour.php Curator Fiona MacCarthy introduces the people, objects and themes in the exhibition.