Artists

William Morris

Citation Formats

General Reference

Arts and Music Atlas. "William Morris." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://arts.interactiveatlas.org/artists/william-morris.

APA Style

Arts and Music Atlas. (n.d.). William Morris. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://arts.interactiveatlas.org/artists/william-morris

BibTeX

@misc{artsandmusicatlas-william-morris,
  author = {Arts and Music Atlas},
  title = {William Morris},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://arts.interactiveatlas.org/artists/william-morris},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

William Morris (1834 to 1896) was an English textile and wallpaper designer, poet, writer and socialist activist, and the central figure behind the British Arts and Crafts movement. Through his design firm Morris and Co. he revived hand-craft methods of production against the tide of industrial manufacturing, founded the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, and, later in life, became an active socialist organizer.

Facts

Birth Year

1834 1

Death Year

1896 1

Nationality

English 1

Birth Date

1834-03-24 1

Death Date

1896-10-03 1

Birthplace

Walthamstow, Essex, England 1

Death Place

Hammersmith, England 1

Active From Year

1861 1

Dated from his founding of the design firm Morris and Co. to his death.

Active To Year

1896 1

Training

Studied at Exeter College, Oxford, intending to enter the clergy, before turning to art and design under the influence of the painters Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones. 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

In Movement

Arts and Crafts Movement

Named the towering figure in late 19th-century design and the main influence on the movement by the movement's own Wikipedia treatment.

Source Wikipedia

Works Created

Strawberry Thief

Source Wikipedia

Sources

1. Wikipedia

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William Morris (1834-1896) was the towering figure in late 19th-century design and the main influence on the Arts and Crafts movement.

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William Morris (24 March 1834 - 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement.

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