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May Morris. Mary "May" Morris (25 March 1862 – 17 October 1938) was an English artisan, embroidery designer, jeweller, socialist, and editor. She was the younger daughter of the Pre-Raphaelite artist and designer William Morris and his wife and artists' model, Jane Morris (née Burden).
- Arts and Crafts movement, British Socialism
- Jenny Morris (sister)
Dec 7, 2021 · Lotus, design by 1888, made 1888. Design attributed to May Morris, produced by Morris & Co., London, embroidered by the Decorative Arts Society, Chicago. Gift of Mrs. John J. Glessner. During her stay in Chicago, May was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune and questioned on her opinions on American art, architecture, and women’s suffrage.
Sep 19, 2017 · Born in 1862, just when her father launched the business that would become Morris & Co, with its trademarked fabrics, wallpapers and stained glass, May followed her mother Jane, the renowned Pre-Raphaelite model, into the fine craft of embroidery. This period saw a reaction against the machine age, with a revalorisation of traditionally hand ...
Mar 25, 2023 · On this day, one hundred years ago in 1923, the Arts and Crafts luminary May Morris (1862–1938; Figure 1) turned sixty-one years of age. The year marked a turning point in her long and creative life.
Even at this early age, May’s own aesthetic preferences were emerging; she loved countryside hedgerows. ... ‘May Morris: Art and Life’ is at the William Morris Gallery until January 28 2018 ...
Sep 28, 2017 · May Morris, daughter of the poet and designer William, was never ordinary. Growing up in 1870s Oxfordshire, she learned to punt, to handle maggots and worms for fishing bait, and could often be ...
Apr 24, 2015 · Unsung Artists : May Morris (1862-1938) Sarah Beattie. April 24, 2015. One of the best things about working on the Factory project is the range of different artists and designers that we come across while cataloguing. The V&A’s collection of works on paper is huge (741,000 objects and counting!) and amongst the famous names like Constable and ...
