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May Morris : arts & crafts designer

May Morris : arts & crafts designer

Morris, May, 1862-1938, artist.
Book 2017

May Morris, youngest daughter of influential designer William Morris, was one of the leading female contributors to the Arts and Crafts Movement. She ran the embroidery department of her father's famous firm Morris and Company, and had a successful freelance career as a designer, maker, and exhibitor, founding the Women's Guild of Arts in 1907 and undertaking a lecture tour in the United States between 1909 and 1910. May's approach to embroidery...

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Arts and crafts movement England Exhibitions
Bookbinding England 19th century
Embroidery England 19th century
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ISBN:
9780500480212
0500480214
Description:
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 28 cm
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Works. Selections
May Morris : arts and crafts designer
May Morris, art and life
Notes:
"Published in association with the exhibition, 'May Morris: Art and Life', William Morris Gallery, London, 7 October 2017-28 January 2018"--Title page verso
Lead curator for the exhibition: Anna Mason
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-213) and index
Contents:
A well-crafted life
Sketches and watercolours
Wallpapers and embroidery
Book covers and designs
Dress and costume
Jewellery and metalwork
Control Number:
2412934
Other Authors:
Lister, Jenny (Museum curator), contributor
Marsh, Jan, 1942- contributor
Mason, Anna (Art historian), contributor, curator
Victoria and Albert Museum
William Morris Gallery and Brangwyn Gift (London, England), host institution
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