Main entry:

MacCarthy, Fiona, author.

Title & Author:

Anarchy & beauty : William Morris and his legacy, 1860-1960 / Fiona MacCarthy.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
©2014

Description:

183 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, plans ; 27 cm

Notes:
Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name held at the National Portrait Gallery, London, October 16, 2014-January 11, 2015.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163) and index.
The art that is life: William Morris and the Red House Circle -- The Fellowship of the New Life: sexual politics and libertarianism -- Arts and Crafts: the meaning of the handmade object -- Cities of the sun: the garden city movement -- Heavens on earth: inter-war artistic communities -- Art for the people: the Festival of Britain.

Summary:

"William Morris (1834-1896) was an artist, craftsman, designer, poet, polymath, and visionary thinker. Well known for advocating that objects of beauty be accessible to all, Morris had a tremendous impact on the British Socialist movement, the Arts and Crafts movement, the Garden City movement, as well as on successive generations of artists and thinkers in Britain and beyond. In this fascinating book, Fiona MacCarthy examines Morris's vision of a society in which art could flourish, and how this idea resonated over the ensuing century. Anarchy and Beauty takes the reader through Morris's fascinating career, from the establishment of his decorative arts shop (later Morris & Co.), to his radical sexual politics and libertarianism, and the publication in 1890 of his novel News from Nowhere, which envisions a utopian socialist society. MacCarthy then looks at the numerous artists and movements that bear the influence of Morris's ideas: Arts and Crafts and the Garden City, which took hold in both Europe and the United States; artists' communities that sprung up during the interwar years; and the 1951 Festival of Britain, whose mission was to bring the highest standards of design within the reach of everyone."--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

0300209460 (hardback)
9780300209464 (hardback)

Subject:

Morris, William, 1834-1896 Exhibitions.
Morris, William, 1834-1896 Influence Exhibitions.
Morris, William, 1834-1896 Exhibitions 2014 London (England)
Morris, William, 1834-1896.
Morris & Co. (London, England) Exhibitions.
Morris & Co. (London, England)
Festival of Britain (1951 : Great Britain) Exhibitions.
Festival of Britain.
Festival of Britain (1951) Exhibitions.
Arts and crafts movement Great Britain Exhibitions.
Artists Great Britain 19th century Exhibitions.
Artisans Great Britain 19th century Exhibitions.
Visionaries Great Britain 19th century Exhibitions.
Arts and crafts movement Grande-Bretagne Expositions.
Artisans Grande-Bretagne 19e siècle Expositions.
Visionnaires Grande-Bretagne 19e siècle Expositions.
Visionaries.
Artists.
Artisans.
Arts and crafts movement.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Arts and crafts movement Great Britain. Exhibitions.
Great Britain.

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Morris, William, 1834-1896.
Morris, William, 1834-1896, artist.
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain), host institution.
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) host institution.

Anarchy and beauty
William Morris and his legacy, 1860-1960

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288397
Call No.: BIB 230075
Status: Available