It includes a discussion of Morris's genius as a designer of flat pattern in textiles and wallpapers, and his collaboration with Philip Webb, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones and other artists associated with Morris & Co. It also reviews the development of Morris's ideas about craft and society and the evolution of his political beliefs. And the course describes his role in the creation of the aesthetic and Arts and Crafts phenomenon, the 'home beautiful'.
Course programme
Friday 30 October 2015
Please plan to arrive between 16:30 and 18:30. You can meet other course members in the bar which opens at 18:15. Tea and coffee making facilities are available in the study bedrooms.
19:00 Dinner
20:30 - 22:00 The Many Faces of William Morris: Artist, Designer, Socialist
22:00 Terrace bar open for informal discussion
Saturday 31 October 2015
07:30 Breakfast
09:00 - 10:30 Reform before Morris: Medievalism and the Gothic Revival
10:30 Coffee
11:00 - 12:30 John Ruskin and William Morris - Guest lecturer, Clive Wilmer
12:30 Free
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Free
16:00 Tea
16:30 - 18:00 A Band of Brothers: Red House and Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co
18:00 Free
18:30 Dinner
20:00 - 21:30 A Passion for Pattern: Wallpapers and Textiles
21:30 Terrace bar open for informal discussion
Sunday 1 November 2015
07:30 Breakfast
09:00 - 10:30 Morris and the Home Beautiful
10:30 Coffee
11:00 - 12:30 The Arts and Crafts Legacy
12:30 Free
12:45 Lunch
The course will disperse after lunch
