{"id":107,"date":"2019-10-22T02:37:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T02:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/myazdrill\/?p=107"},"modified":"2019-10-22T02:37:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T02:37:32","slug":"survey-5-painters-and-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/myazdrill\/2019\/10\/22\/survey-5-painters-and-posters\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey #5: Painters and Posters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The many talents of William Morris<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

William Morris, born March 24th<\/sup>, 1834 in London\nEngland had many different artistic endeavors throughout his life.  He dabbled in many things and by the end of\nhis life he was largely responsible for the arts and crafts movement.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morris first started his career as an architect, after\nattending Exeter college.  He became\ninspired to do so after reading the art critic John Ruskin\u2019s writings on the\nsocial and moral basis of architecture. \nFeeling inspired he went on to get his degree in 1856 and joined the\nOxford office of the revivalist architect G.E street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Room styled and decorated by William Morris<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

His next endeavor came after trips to Belgium and France,\nwhere he discovered his great appreciation for medieval art.  Artists like Hans Memling and Hubert Van Eyck\nspecifically inspired him.  Around this time,\nhe met Pre- Raphaelite painter Dante Rossetti, who convinced him to give up\narchitecture and pursue painting.  This\nis when Morris began painting the walls at Oxford with scenes from the\nArthurian Legend.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Embroidered design made by William Morris<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Morris also dabbled in writing poetry.  The same year he got his degree he financed\nthe monthly issue of The Oxford and Cambridge magazine where his poems often appeared.  Two years later he published his first work\ncalled \u201cThe Defense of Guenevere and Other Poems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of his last notable endeavors would be creating three different\ntype styles at the Kelmscott Press.  His\nthree types were the Golden type, the Troy type and the Chaucer type.  William Morris was extremely influencial for\nhis time and is remembered as a remarkable designer and craftsman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Decorated by William Morris from The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer<\/em>, printed by the Kelmscott Press<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWilliam Morris.\u201d Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica<\/em>, Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com\/biography\/William-Morris-British-artist-and-author\/images-videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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