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REDESIGNING WORLD: William Morris, the 1880's, and the Arts and Crafts - Softcover

Stansky, Peter

 
9780930664152: REDESIGNING WORLD: William Morris, the 1880's, and the Arts and Crafts
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0930664159 ISBN 13: 9780930664152
Publisher: Society for the Promotion of Science & Scholarship Inc.,U.S., 1996

Synopsis

Socialist, philosopher, and poet, William Morris (1834-1896) was at the center of the design renaissance of the 1880's, not only because of his celebrated hostility to aspects of machine culture but because of his success as a designer and businessman whose work had enormous influence on the next generation of artists, craftssmen, and designers. "A very readable and enjoyable book. It is not so much a biography of William Morris as a consideration of him as a political and esthetic phenomenon and as the founder of a number of organizations--the Century Guild, the Arts Workers Guild and the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. Mr. Stansky examines them with a learning that is never pedantic, frequently humorous and always intelligent."--New York Times Book Review. Peter Stansky is professor of history at Stanford University and the author of numerous works on British history

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About the Author

Peter Stansky is Professor of History at Stanford University and the author of numerous works on British history.

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Publisher
Society for the Promotion of Science & Scholarship Inc.,U.S.
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0930664159
ISBN 13 
9780930664152
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
310