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William Morris (other)
William Morris (1834–1896) was a British writer, designer, and socialist. William, Bill, Willie, or Billy Morris may also refer to: Arts Literature * (1889–1979), writer, archdruid of Wales *William C. Morris (1928/29–2003), American publisher, namesake of the William C. Morris Award *Willie Morris (1934–1999), American writer *William Morris, known as Haldreyn (born 1937), Cornish poet *Captain William Morris, a fictional character in the Richard Sharpe novels Other arts *W. W. Morris (William Walker Morris, 1832–?), English painter *William Morris (actor) (1861–1936), American actor *William Charles Morris (1874–1940), American cartoonist *William Morris (glass artist) (born 1957), American glass artist *Billy Morris (guitarist), guitarist Business Corporations *William Morris Agency, a Hollywood talent agency *William Morris Endeavor, a Hollywood talent agency *William Morris Fine Arts, ex-owner of the Morris Singer foundry People *William Morris (Canadian busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Morris
William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, architectural conservationist, printer, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he helped win acceptance of socialism in ''fin de siècle'' Great Britain. Morris was born in Walthamstow, Essex, to a wealthy middle-class family. He came under the strong influence of medievalism while studying Classics at Oxford University, there joining the Birmingham Set. After university, he married Jane Burden, and developed close friendships with Pre-Raphaelite artists Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti and with Neo-Gothic architect Philip Webb. Webb and Morris designed Red House in Kent where Morris lived from 1859 to 1865, before moving t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
