Friday, 9 February 2024

Zoom Lecture: Jane Morris – the Pre-Raphaelite muse

 

Jane Morris - Pre-Raphaelite Muse
Lecture by John Hawks

On Zoom from the UK at 2 pm EST
Sunday, February 11, 2024

 Portrait of Jane Morris by John Robert Parsons

Jane Morris’s highly individual beauty, a symbol of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, was made famous through her many portraits by her long-time lover, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. In the shadow of her illustrious husband William Morris, she has been unfairly neglected by posterity. 
 
John Hawks, founder of Merton Abbey Mills, director of Wandle Heritage Limited and curator of the Merton Priory Chapter House Museum, looks at the life and contribution of someone who most certainly was ‘not just a pretty face’.

Sunday, 14 January 2024

Membership Reminder


 A reminder to renew your membership with the WMSC! We have many wonderful events in store for this year!

*A reminder to please renew by January 19th, 2024 to ensure you receive The Journal of William Morris Studies.

Thursday, 4 January 2024

Happy New Year!

 

 

THE year has changed its name since that last tale;
Yet nought the prisoned spring doth that avail.
Deep buried under snow the country lies;
Made dim by whirling flakes the rook still flies
South-west before the wind; noon is as still
As midnight on the southward-looking hill,
Whose slopes have heard so many words and loud
Since on the vine the woolly buds first showed.

- The Earthly Paradise, January
William Morris

Wednesday, 8 November 2023

WMSC Holiday Party 2023

 

WMSC Holiday Party



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Friday, 3 November 2023

WMSC Event: The Life & Work of J.H. Dearle


The Life & Work of J.H. Dearle
Lecture by Mallory Horrill

On Zoom from the UK at 2 pm EST
Sunday, November 12, 2023


JH Dearle

A talented artist, pivotal to the success of Morris & Co, Dearle is still a neglected figure often lost in the shadow of his mentor Morris. This talk will examine Dearle’s extraordinary 54-year career at Morris & Co, his relationship with Morris and the contribution he made to the development of the English interior in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

 

 Mallory Horrill serves as Curator of Collections & Exhibitions at the William Morris Society and Senior Curator at Emery Walker’s House, both located in Hammersmith, London. She is Canadian born and moved to London in 2015. Mallory completed two Masters in History and Museum Studies and is currently completing her PhD at University College London, Institute of the Americas. Her research explores the British perception of Canada prior to Confederation.

 

Design 1896, made 1917–25, Designed by John Henry Dearle




Thursday, 2 November 2023

Lecture at the Canadian Society of Decorative Arts

 William Morris Cakes - Laura Bright and Gianna Wichelow share techniques and inspiration for their sweet tribute to the British design legend.


On Sunday, November 5, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. EST, Laura and Gianna will share techniques and inspiration for their tribute to the British design legend in an illustrated, online presentation to the Canadian Society of Decorative Arts (CSDA).


As members of the WMSC, you’re invited to attend for free. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.  (Remember the clocks “fall back” an hour this weekend.)