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Morris, William

biography

William Morris came from a well-to-do family in the suburbs of London. His studies in theology, followed by architecture, and his encounter with the Pre-Raphaelite artists led him to become involved in the decorative arts. He saw his work as a continuation of the Gothic Revival initiated in part by Augustus Pugin and John Ruskin, and supported a return to craftsmanship and manual labour, against the mediocrity of industrial production. In 1861, William Morris set up Morris Marshall Faulkner & Co, a company making furniture, stained glass and tapestries by hand. Around 1883 he turned to socialism, joining the Socialist League (1885) and taking over the editorship of the party’s newspaper, “Commonweal”. In 1891, following in the footsteps of Pierre Leroux, Morris set up the Kelmscott Press, where he published his last works, after taking up typography at a late stage in 1888.


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