How We Might Live: At Home with Jane and William Morris
Lecture by Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper
Sunday November 10, 2024
On Zoom at 2:00 pm EST
William Morris wrote: 'The secret of true happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life'. This lecture looks at the houses and works of art that Jane and William Morris made together, from Red House to Kelmscott Manor. Through newly- revealed letters and diaries, furniture, wall-hangings and beautiful books, we can explore the pioneering life they embraced with their artist friends.
Dr. Suzanne Fagence Cooper is a writer, broadcaster and curator with expertise in 19th and 20th century British art and culture. She spent 12 years at the V&A Museum, researching the Victorian collections, and is in demand as historical consultant for TV and film. She is an invited lecturer for the Arts Society and Cunard voyages.Suzanne was Research Curator for Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud (York Art Gallery, 2019). Quercus Editions in London published her books To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters in 2020 and At Home with Jane and William Morris in 2023.
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WMSC 2024 Book Club - TBD
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Postponed!
Join WMSC member Lera Kotsyuba, reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, through the lens of William Morris' 'News From Nowhere', and ideas around a better world!
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