Marilyn Ibach, a member of the William Morris Society in the United States, writes— Joan South, who was active for so many years as Trustee of the William Morris Society in the UK, and who remained a great mentor to me long after I left my job at the William Morris Centre in 1978, passed …
Death of Joan South, Long-time Morris Society Member Read More »
From the UPenn / Penn Visual Studies School of Arts and Sciences webpage: Caroline Arscott, Head of Research, Courtauld Institute of Art With a brief response by Jeremy Melius, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University “William Morris’s Woodpecker Tapestry: Evolution and Utopia” “This lecture draws on Herbert Spencer’s account of the emergence of psychological life …
Caroline Arscott Lecture at UPenn on 14 February Read More »
Is this interminable winter getting to you? Are you looking for a great new book to sink your teeth into? Check out the full list of titles that are currently available for sale from the William Morris Society in the United States through the following URL: www.morrissociety.org/ahobooks.pdf Life member Gary L. Aho, professor emeritus of …
A Cure for the Winter Doldrums… Books by and about William Morris Read More »
On this day, February 8, in the year 1819, John Ruskin – art and architecture critic and social commentator – was born in London.