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Anarchy & beauty: William Morris and his legacy 1860-1960

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    Anarchy and beauty

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William Morris (1834-96) regarded beauty as a basic human birthright. In this fascinating book, which accompanies a major exhibition, Morris' biographer Fiona MacCarthy looks at how his highly original and generous vision of a new form of society in which art could flourish has reverberated through the decades. In 1860 Morris moved into the now famous Red House at Bexleyheath in Kent. Here his ideas found practical expression in its decoration, undertaken with the help of his artistcraftsman friends Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

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    London: National Portrait Gallery, [2014]

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    1860-1960

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    • 1855144840
    • 9781855144842

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    Published to accompany the exhibition: National Portrait Gallery, London, 16 October 2014 - 11 January 2015

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