William Morris was born in Walthamstow, Essex, on march 24th 1834.
Morris begun his training at Marlborough College in January 1848 and he graduated in December 1851. He continued his education at Exerter College in Oxford, where he graduated in June 1852. Morris had intended to practice as a priest but after reading several criticisms of the profession he decided to for-go the priest-hood and devoted himself to the arts.
After a brief apprenticeship to the Architect George Edmund Street (G.E. Street), he decided to become a painter.
He is well known for his position in Morris, Marshall. Falkner & Co (which eventually became "Morris & Co"). Morris & Co were best known for their Stained Glass. He also founded Kelmscott Press, where he designed three different typefaces; Golden, Chaucer, and Troy.
Morris later died on October 3rd 1896, in his home, Kelmscott House.
< Of all the Stained Glass windows of his that i have seen I find love this one the most. The use of warm colour's is wonderful, and I particularly like the way he uses black lines to show shading. And the detail is quite simple and yet interesting, he even remembered to include the Adams apple.
< The figure in this painting is simple, with a hint of elegant. and whilst she is plain, the entire background is a mess of detail, this helps the eyes choose a place to focus of, they are drawn to the simplest area of an object (or in this case; painting) because it is least confusing. this is a very intricate painting and is one of last known pieces to have survived.
Information Reference:
www.morrissociety.org/
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