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William Morris & Red House / Jan Marsh.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : National Trust, 2005.Description: 159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1905400012
  • 9781905400010
Other title:
  • William Morris and Red House
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA7512.4.L6 M37 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
The first attempt -- In the beginning -- The house -- The interior -- The garden -- 1860-61: Life in the early days -- 1862-65: Later days at Red House -- Morris and friends after Red House -- 1866-1904: Red House after Morris -- 1905-1945: An uncertain future -- 1946-2002: Private and public preservation -- Epilogue.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 728.0942 MAR 1 Available T00425080
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Red House occupies an extraordinary place in British architectural history. It was the first and only house that William Morris ever built. It was the first independent architectural commission from his friend, Philip Webb. The challenge of furnishing the house inspired Morris to found the design firm of Morris & Co.

Red House occupies an extraordinary place in British architectural history. It was the first and only house that William Morris ever built. It was the first independent architectural commission from his friend, Philip Webb. The challenge of furnishing the house inspired Morris to found the design firm of Morris & Co. It had a great influence on the Arts & Crafts Movement.







But it is also a house that captured William Morris's heart. He was only twenty-five when, in 1858 he decided to buy the site at Bexleyheath, just outside London, but in a rural Kentish setting. He had recently married Jane Burden, daughter of an Oxford ostler, whose particular beauty became inspiration for so much pre-Raphaelite art. With his young wife and his wealth he planned to produce a vision of earthly paradise at Red House. Rosetti described it as 'more a poem than a house', Morris called it 'our place of art', and when he was obliged to give it up for financial reasons in 1865, he resolved never to return. His biographer recorded that he could 'never set eyes on it again, confessing that the sight of it would be more than he could bear'.







Red House was saved from an uncertain future in January 2003 by the National Trust, and has already opened its doors. Visitors will be able to see some of the original furnishings but many are now at Kelmscott Manor, the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, the Victoria & Albert Museum and other locations. This book, however, will provide both the story of Red House and a 'virtual tour' to enable the reader to see how the house looked and functioned when William Morris, his family and friends lived there.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 154) and index.

The first attempt -- In the beginning -- The house -- The interior -- The garden -- 1860-61: Life in the early days -- 1862-65: Later days at Red House -- Morris and friends after Red House -- 1866-1904: Red House after Morris -- 1905-1945: An uncertain future -- 1946-2002: Private and public preservation -- Epilogue.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Chapter 1 The First Attempt (p. 6)
  • Chapter 2 In the Beginning (p. 10)
  • Chapter 3 The House (p. 18)
  • Chapter 4 The Interior (p. 34)
  • Chapter 5 The Garden (p. 54)
  • Chapter 6 1860-61 Life in The Early Days (p. 64)
  • Chapter 7 1862-65 Later Days at Red House (p. 74)
  • Chapter 8 Morris and Friends After Red House (p. 92)
  • Chapter 9 1866-1904 Red House After Morris (p. 100)
  • Chapter 10 1905-1945 An Uncertain Future (p. 116)
  • Chapter 11 1946-2002 Private and Public Preservation (p. 130)
  • Chapter 12 Epilogue (p. 148)
  • Endnotes (p. 150)
  • Further Reading (p. 154)
  • Acknowledgements (p. 154)
  • Places to Visit (p. 155)
  • Picture Credits (p. 156)
  • Index (p. 157)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

The Red House is justly celebrated but not well known. This quintessential expression of the English Arts and Crafts Movement, built for William Morris near London by architect Philip Webb, with furniture, paintings, and stained glass by Dante Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones, and Morris, was in private hands until its recent acquisition by the National Trust. Although Morris and his family lived in the house for only five years, it became a focus for their lives and those of their other illustrious friends Ford Maddox Brown, Algernon Swinburne, and Rossetti's wife, Lizzie Siddal. Marsh has written extensively on the Pre-Raphaelites, and her knowledgeable and critical discussion of the Red House appropriately combines the lives and goals of this group along with a detailed analysis of architecture and interior design, as well as information on the house's subsequent owners. The book includes beautiful, mostly color, illustrations that should have been numbered and keyed to the text; endnote documentation; a short "further reading" section; and a "Places to Visit" list that includes Web sites. In short, an attractive and useful introduction to this key example of 19th-century English architecture and design. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. All levels. W. S. Rodner Tidewater Community College

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